Hey, I'm starting a calorie restricted diet (I really have to lose some weight); what is the general calorie range for swimmers? I realise that this depends a lot on how much one swims (I only do like 1500-2800 yds, four-five x/wk).
Any suggestions?
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For years until 2003, I ran about 15 - 30 miles/week. Usually ran at a pace of 8:30 to 9:00 per mile, and raced at about 8:00 per mile. According to the caloriesperhour.com site, swimming at 1:20 per 100yd pace is the same as running at 9:00 pace. Running at 8:30 pace burned an extra 49 calories per hour.
Given this data, I'd rather swim even if my main goal was weight loss.
For years until 2003, I ran about 15 - 30 miles/week. Usually ran at a pace of 8:30 to 9:00 per mile, and raced at about 8:00 per mile. According to the caloriesperhour.com site, swimming at 1:20 per 100yd pace is the same as running at 9:00 pace. Running at 8:30 pace burned an extra 49 calories per hour.
Given this data, I'd rather swim even if my main goal was weight loss.
