How many calories does swimming burn?

How often has this been an excuse for me to say "I will not exercise in the summer because I will swim a lot" and then that swim is reduced to shallow water? But if you really kept your word and used every day of your vacation to swim more seriously, you would actually burn a lot of calories.

How many calories does swimming burn?

Swimming is undoubtedly a great way to burn a lot of calories. It is also an activity that has a very small impact on the joints and is also advised as rehabilitation.

Of course, the calorie consumption in each activity depends on a number of factors, the overweight people consume more calories. Also, energy consumption depends on a person's metabolism.

Below, we bring average energy consumption per 60 minutes of swimming that you can take as an estimate, not as an exact calculation:

• A 60-pound freestyle 60 minutes consumes 590 calories when swimming at high intensity and 413 calories at moderate intensity
• A 70-pound freestyle 60 minutes consumes 704 calories when swimming at high intensity and 493 calories at moderate intensity
• A person weighing 80 pounds freestyle in 60 minutes consumes 817 calories if he swims at high intensity and 572 calories if he swims at moderate intensity
• A person weighing 90 pounds freestyle in 60 minutes consumes 931 calories if swimming at high intensity and 651 calories if swimming at moderate intensity

According to the American College of Sports Medicine, swimmers will consume the same amount of calories by swimming in a dorsal fashion as when swimming in moderate intensity freestyle.

Chest swimming consumes approximately the same calories as high-intensity freestyle swimming.

Of course, the dolphin's way of swimming consumes the most calories. A person who can swim in that 60 minute swim style will spend in the range of 649 (60 pounds) to 1024 kcal (90 pounds).

So when you know this, even if you are done with this year's seas, consider going to the pool and this effective, and for the joints, safest way to consume calories.