The doc wanted to see me this week in order to refill a medication prescription. Just after 8 holiday parties, I went in and was weighed as usual. Oh boy.
I know I gain during the winter and loose it in the more active summer, but did I need to be weighed right after Christmas? My weight increased so that now for the first time in my life I am considered overweight (but no obese:D), according to the BMI calculation.
I have begun watching calories & keeping track of calories in a written log, (which I understand is good for achieving results.) As part of my 'recovery', I am also discovering how to burn calories.
So how many calories does each stroke burn? From the internet, in a one hour swim (assume that means swimming continuously) for my weight / age:
..backstroke 651
..breaststroke 931
..butterfly 1024
..freestyle fast 931
..freestyle moderate 651
(Note to self: 1 pound of body fat = 3500 calories)
Congratulations on getting back to normal.
When I went in recently they said I was overweight as my BMI was 25.1. The point 1 put me in the overweight category by 1 pound. I should have taken off all my clothes and gotten weighed again, I then would have been OK.
In terms of burning calories, you will burn the least with your most efficient stroke and burn the most with your least efficient stroke. As our technique gets better in a stroke we burn less calories with it as time goes by. So, if you want to burn calories, just do a lousy stroke.:D
Congratulations on getting back to normal.
When I went in recently they said I was overweight as my BMI was 25.1. The point 1 put me in the overweight category by 1 pound. I should have taken off all my clothes and gotten weighed again, I then would have been OK.
In terms of burning calories, you will burn the least with your most efficient stroke and burn the most with your least efficient stroke. As our technique gets better in a stroke we burn less calories with it as time goes by. So, if you want to burn calories, just do a lousy stroke.:D
