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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I agree the formula may not work for very efficient swimmers,
but the speed in the factor relates more to a level of effort to
which an average masters swimmer might relate.
We are looking for a ballpark calorie number...
Do you know of studies which relate to caloric requirements of
elite swimmers in training? Swimming 10,000+meters/day
is different than a few thousand yards a couple of times a week...
I agree the formula may not work for very efficient swimmers,
but the speed in the factor relates more to a level of effort to
which an average masters swimmer might relate.
We are looking for a ballpark calorie number...
Do you know of studies which relate to caloric requirements of
elite swimmers in training? Swimming 10,000+meters/day
is different than a few thousand yards a couple of times a week...
