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Is that Possible? Fitday question
Hey ASDLC,
I've been a little lax in my dieting lately - not going off plan just eating more than I need for satiety, so I'm back to entering things on fitday. I normally don't bother to enter my exercise on fitday, but I pushed myself to swim longer than I normally do yesterday and I was curious to see what fitday says that was worth. According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. I know fitday is notoriously inaccurate in estimating basal calorie needs, but are they roughly accurate with respect to calories burned during exercise? I wasn't racing (ok, well, sometimes when there was someone else swimming laps next to me I'd push a little bit), but I also keep swimming constantly, none of this hanging on the wall for 10 minutes before embarking on the next length. If it's true, damn but I wish I'd bought in a building with an indoor pool, 'cause I can swim forever (I only ended yesterday 'cause I was bored and had to pee). Martha -- Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. (T.S. Eliott) |
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"Martha Gallagher" wrote in
According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. Have you tried using hand paddles? You can bet your bippy that you'll burn more calories THAT way. I can swim forever (I only ended yesterday 'cause I was bored and had to pee). I'm sure I speak for everyone in the pool when I say "Thank you" for that. |
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"Martha Gallagher" wrote in
According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. Have you tried using hand paddles? You can bet your bippy that you'll burn more calories THAT way. I can swim forever (I only ended yesterday 'cause I was bored and had to pee). I'm sure I speak for everyone in the pool when I say "Thank you" for that. |
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I read that swimming is the only exercise that uses every muscle
group. It's constant resistance all around your body, it's no wonder you burn a lot of classes. |
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Are you still fat?
-- You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW "Martha Gallagher" wrote in message ... Hey ASDLC, I've been a little lax in my dieting lately - not going off plan just eating more than I need for satiety, so I'm back to entering things on fitday. I normally don't bother to enter my exercise on fitday, but I pushed myself to swim longer than I normally do yesterday and I was curious to see what fitday says that was worth. According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. I know fitday is notoriously inaccurate in estimating basal calorie needs, but are they roughly accurate with respect to calories burned during exercise? I wasn't racing (ok, well, sometimes when there was someone else swimming laps next to me I'd push a little bit), but I also keep swimming constantly, none of this hanging on the wall for 10 minutes before embarking on the next length. If it's true, damn but I wish I'd bought in a building with an indoor pool, 'cause I can swim forever (I only ended yesterday 'cause I was bored and had to pee). Martha -- Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. (T.S. Eliott) |
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According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and
half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. I know fitday is notoriously inaccurate in estimating basal calorie needs, but are they roughly accurate with respect to calories burned during exercise? BRBR Do you know how far and fast you are swimming? Your speed counts. If you know the length of the pool and how many lengths equal a mile, you can figure out how fast you are going. A few years ago, I found two charts that give the calorie expenditures for swimming, by body weight. The websites are gone, but here's the info I copied from them. Website 1 gives calories for two speeds: 25 yds per minute and 50 yds per minute. Counts are for a 30 minute swim. It has values for body weight ranging from 90 lbs. to 300 lbs, but I'll give you the info for a 150 lb swimmer: A 150 lb person swimming 25 yds/minute burns 180 calories per 30 minutes. A 150 lb person swimming 50 yds/minute burns 338 calories per 30 minutes. The second website says: A 127-137 lb. person swimming 20 yds/minute burns 4.5 calories/minute = 135 calories per 30 minutes A 127-137 lb. person swimming 55 yds/minute burns 12.5 calories/minute = 375 calories per 30 minutes A 160-170 lb. person swimming 20 yds/minute burns 5.3 calories per minute = 159 calories per 30 minutes A 160-170 lb. person swimming 55 yds/minute burns 14.8 calories per minute = 444 calories per 30 minutes That's what the charts say, but who knows? These numbers seem to be similar to the Fitday number. Hope this helps you. |
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According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and
half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. I know fitday is notoriously inaccurate in estimating basal calorie needs, but are they roughly accurate with respect to calories burned during exercise? BRBR Do you know how far and fast you are swimming? Your speed counts. If you know the length of the pool and how many lengths equal a mile, you can figure out how fast you are going. A few years ago, I found two charts that give the calorie expenditures for swimming, by body weight. The websites are gone, but here's the info I copied from them. Website 1 gives calories for two speeds: 25 yds per minute and 50 yds per minute. Counts are for a 30 minute swim. It has values for body weight ranging from 90 lbs. to 300 lbs, but I'll give you the info for a 150 lb swimmer: A 150 lb person swimming 25 yds/minute burns 180 calories per 30 minutes. A 150 lb person swimming 50 yds/minute burns 338 calories per 30 minutes. The second website says: A 127-137 lb. person swimming 20 yds/minute burns 4.5 calories/minute = 135 calories per 30 minutes A 127-137 lb. person swimming 55 yds/minute burns 12.5 calories/minute = 375 calories per 30 minutes A 160-170 lb. person swimming 20 yds/minute burns 5.3 calories per minute = 159 calories per 30 minutes A 160-170 lb. person swimming 55 yds/minute burns 14.8 calories per minute = 444 calories per 30 minutes That's what the charts say, but who knows? These numbers seem to be similar to the Fitday number. Hope this helps you. |
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Martha Gallagher wrote:
According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. I know fitday is notoriously inaccurate in estimating basal calorie needs, but are they roughly accurate with respect to calories burned during exercise? you can double-check it against another calculator: http://exrx.net/Calculators/Calories.html |
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Martha Gallagher wrote:
According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. I know fitday is notoriously inaccurate in estimating basal calorie needs, but are they roughly accurate with respect to calories burned during exercise? you can double-check it against another calculator: http://exrx.net/Calculators/Calories.html |
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Martha Gallagher wrote: According to fitday, my hour and a half of swimming (half breaststroke and half backstroke) adds up to 732 calories. That seems like kind of a lot. I know fitday is notoriously inaccurate in estimating basal calorie needs, but are they roughly accurate with respect to calories burned during exercise? If it's true, damn but I wish I'd bought in a building with an indoor pool, 'cause I can swim forever (I only ended yesterday 'cause I was bored and had to pee). In addition to the exercise, water conducts heat from the body 20-25x faster than air, so your basal rate goes through the roof - I imagine this is included in the Fitday calculation. I spent 5 hours Saturday and 8 hours Sunday in a pool doing scuba certification - Fitday quotes it as ~3000 and 5000 calories. First time I've ever felt hungry on Atkins - a quick stop at Outback fixed that (14 oz. ribeye w/bleu cheese, cup of broccoli, Caesar salad w/out croutons, Shrimp on the Barbie!). (Is it me, or does "Shrimp on the Barbie" bring up thoughts of sushi girls?) KeS |
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