you can't compare them except in terms of general exercise in a given HR zone for a certain time. There is no 'ok I have done 50 miles of cycling so that gives me 'x' miles or running' they are different and that is that.
I always reckoned on 10 cals a minute on the bike and 8 a minute swimming. Done at steady aerobic pace 70-80% and with me weighing 12 and a half stone.
I go with 120cal/mile running. (which agrees roughly with above post)
Swimming 200cal/km = 320cal/mile (a lot less than above post)
Biking, not sure started saying 20cal/km (32/mile) but have recently upgraded it to 25cal/km (40/mile), but perhaps 30/km (48/mile) is better estimate according to above post. I feel a bit guilty claiming to have burnt 30cal when I have basically free-wheeled down a hill for a couple of minutes, but obviously should be evened out by the tough uphill sections.
I have, no doubt incorrectly, being reluctant to claim too many calories for biking and swimming, because I tend not to feel so much pain as I do when I run - but that is mainly just due to the impact nature of running. Having said that, calorie burning, I think, is mainly down to cardio-vascular effort, and I never get out of breath running and swimming (just breath and pump blood a bit quicker), only time I actually pant is uphill biking.
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so 1 mile of swimming is equal to ? miles of running or cycling
I wouldn't do a 25-30 mile run every weekend and feel fine the next day.
There is no 'ok I have done 50 miles of cycling so that gives me 'x' miles or running'
they are different and that is that.
4 Miles Bike = 1 Mile Run = 400m Swim
I then added 1500m Row, 5mins Skipping
Elite Ironman, Ultra Trail Runner
Why, which one are you trying to get out of swimming or cycling !!
but people say it's on average 100 calories per mile for running so I was wondering what swimming was.
Done at steady aerobic pace 70-80% and with me weighing 12 and a half stone.
I think we've agreed in the past though that cycling is no subsitute for running - tried and tested by both of us :-D
I'm having a course of steroid injections at the moment to loosen it:-(
0.62 cals/(kg.mile biking)
1.44 cals/(kg.mile running)
it must be true it was on the internet.
Swimming 200cal/km = 320cal/mile (a lot less than above post)
Biking, not sure started saying 20cal/km (32/mile) but have recently upgraded it to 25cal/km (40/mile), but perhaps 30/km (48/mile) is better estimate according to above post. I feel a bit guilty claiming to have burnt 30cal when I have basically free-wheeled down a hill for a couple of minutes, but obviously should be evened out by the tough uphill sections.
well that is my two penneth anyway.
I would agree, well I can think of another thing that makes me pant but that's for a different forum;-)
Sorry to butt into this thread but I've been drifting towards the dark side for a bit and wanted to see what this forum bit was all about!