How many calories do you burn swimming?

Answer by  brandi10 (816)

Swimming is a great cardio work out. You can burn just as many calories as you can jogging. You can burn 600 calories in an hour.

Answer by  Meg55 (94)

That obviously depends on how fast you swim and how much you weigh. A 150 pound person can expect to burn about 450 calories per hour with light effort, and up to 750 if they swim laps with hard effort.

Answer by  AB (80)

It depends on your age, sex, weight and height. Use an activity calculator or invest in a heart rate monitor to get the most accurate number for you.

Answer by  Vicki87 (436)

It depends on how determined you are and what kind of stroke you are doing. The butterfly is exausting and the side stroke relaxing

Answer by  RobertoCastro (112)

Thousands. Apart from using every muscle, your body is also working to keep warm. Make sure that you learn the swimming stroke and complete the motion. The Crawl has a forearm push at the end hardly anyone does, and no one kicks enough.