Increasing my weekly yardage seems to have increased my hunger. How can I determine the calories really expended during swims of various lengths or intensities?
And when the office hits the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, how many laps equate to that second or third serving? (Not giving up the food can justify extra time in the pool!)
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Ah, but the question was how many calories per hour, not per distance or per speed. If it is a workout, and the swimmer works hard (say at a threshold pace), no matter how efficiently, the calories expended could very well be the same, at least as similar as different participants in other activities (biking, running, rowing) are to each other.
Ah, but the question was how many calories per hour, not per distance or per speed. If it is a workout, and the swimmer works hard (say at a threshold pace), no matter how efficiently, the calories expended could very well be the same, at least as similar as different participants in other activities (biking, running, rowing) are to each other.
