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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As I stated the best way for us to burn calories and prevent injuries is to not swim the same stroke all the time, whether we have the best form isn't the issue. Some swimmers are going to be more effective than others at swimming. Many tried different techiques to improved on their strokes. But for us that are using swimming as a form of exercise besides competiton, we like to burn calories. As for me, I think that as I aged most of my strength in the legs remain the same as when I was 20 years old, but I lost upper-body strength. One reason why the breastroke in middle age held together better with age than the butterfly did.
As I stated the best way for us to burn calories and prevent injuries is to not swim the same stroke all the time, whether we have the best form isn't the issue. Some swimmers are going to be more effective than others at swimming. Many tried different techiques to improved on their strokes. But for us that are using swimming as a form of exercise besides competiton, we like to burn calories. As for me, I think that as I aged most of my strength in the legs remain the same as when I was 20 years old, but I lost upper-body strength. One reason why the breastroke in middle age held together better with age than the butterfly did.
