Calories burnt while Swimming?

Question

how many calories would one burn while swimming? i don't mean like swimming laps.. i mean like swimming around a pool.. maybe swimming in laps around the pool (its oval), treading water, floating around, that sort of thing.. for about an hour? i ask because it is almost time for my parents to open their pool and i wanted to know how many calories ill burn.. i weigh 210 and im 5'7.. thanks

Answer 1

what you describe doesn't sound very intense.  To burn a lot of calories doing anything you have to get you heart rate up, floating for an hour won't do it.  Swimming laps around the pool would be good though.

Answer 2

Swimming is a good exercise which off course burns the calories and makes a person fit.