Calories Burned - Swimming

[echokilo]

Today I swam 1000 metres .... a mixture of breast and side stroke ............ weighing 14st 2lb, and taking around 40 minutes to do it (so only really steady) how many calories would I have used and how is this calculated? Or is there a website to calculate it for me which takes account of body weight?

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.swimmingcalculator.com/swim_calories_calculator.php

[ubasses]

http://www.swimmingcalculator.com/swim_calories_calculator.php

Is this any help?

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

[Sqad]

No idea..........but exercise alone ( without cutting down what you eat) is a poor way of weight reduction, but good for cardiovascular health.

[echokilo]

Thanks everyone - each of the calculators give a slightly different answer, but it's a great guide .... and Sqad, I am counting calories at 1200 a day max ...... but confused about whether I should eat more on the days I exercise or not though (??) Swimming this amount 3 x a week. Any advice gratefully received.

[Sqad]

echo...on your swimming days, eat the same amount as on non swimming days providing of course that you don't feel sweaty and weak.

[echokilo]

Thanks Sqad ..... and with sticking to 1200 calories daily (which I am calculating on myfitnesspal.com) and ensuring they arebalance, 5 a day, not lacking in protein etc .... should this and the exercise help me move the weight - and if so, in your experience, at what rate? Ish?

[tenrec]

I believe that muscle weighs more than fat, so although you may not lose weight you will be losing fat and gaining muscle, which is good.

[LyndaB]

You say you are using my fitness pal - the app for that will calculate how many calories swimming uses up.

[echokilo]

It does Lynda - but it's way too high compared to other calculators - and am just not sure which is accurate!