Calorie Burning in Swimming

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When it comes to burning calories, swimming tends to fall in the middle of running and cycling for workout efficiency. Running tends to burn the most calories per minute, while biking would burn the least of the 3 triathlon legs.

However, the amount of calories burned in swimming will depend on your stroke technique, and of course the type of workout you are doing. Keep in mind, efficiency is what matters, and training in the aerobic zone, or keeping your heart rate low, is going to allow you to burn more fat than doing a sprint workout (or a swim workout with poor efficiency, wasting energy).

To get an idea of how many calories you are burning in a given workout, check out this chart:

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

For the Complete Guide to Triathlon Swimming and the bonus book Burn More Fat, see www.triswimcoach.com/complete_guide.php