How to Calculate Calories Burned Per Minute of Swimming

Swimming is an excellent full-body exercise for burning calories.

Swimming is a full-body workout that burns considerable amounts of calories per hour of exercise. Several websites and resources list the calories burned per hour. However, knowing the hourly total isn't as useful to some people, who may only have time for a quick workout, or wish to compare swimming to other workouts rated on a per minute basis. Therefore, convert the hourly calories burned with a conversion measuring minute value.

Things You'll Need

• Weight scale

Instructions

1. Weight yourself to determine your present weight.

2. Look up the number of calories burned when swimming, based on your weight and type of swimming. This information is available on several websites or dieting reference books. A 155-lb. person swimming fast, freestyle laps may burn 704 calories per hour.

3. Divide the referenced hourly rate by 60 to convert to a minutely rate. In the example, divide 704 by 60, which results in a calorie burn rate of 11.7 calories per minute.

References

• Nutristrategy: Calories Burned During Exercise, Activities, Sports and Work
• Diet and Fitness Today: Calories Burned Swimming
• The Facts About Fitness: The Truth About Swimming and Weight Loss