To use this table, find on the top horizontal row the
distance in yards that most closely approximates the distance you swim. Next,
locate on the appropriate vertical column (below the distance in yards) the
time it takes you to swim the distance. Then locate in the first column on the
left the approximate number of calories burned per minute per pound for the
time and distance. To find the total number of calories burned, multiply your
weight by the calories per minute per pound. Then multiply the product of these
two numbers by the time it takes you to swim the distance (minutes:seconds).
For example, assuming you weigh 130 pounds and swim 500 yards in 20 minutes,
you would burn 106 calories: 130 X .041 (calories per pound, from table)=5.33 X
20 (minutes)=106 calories burned.
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