Water Walking

[wuapinmon]

Does anyone know about how many calories a 400 lb man would burn walking/ sometimes swimming a mile in an indoor pool?

Calories Burned
Water-walking or jogging burns 563 calories per hour if you weigh 155 pounds, and 654 calories an hour if you weigh 180 pounds. Water-running burns 11.5 calories per minute in comparison with running on land, which burns about 8 calories per minute, according to The Sunday Times.

If I do the math, which I'm not very good at, it seems like a 16% increase in weight causes a 16% increase in calories burned. So if 155 x 2.7 = 418.5, does that mean that 563 x 2.7 = 1520 calories burned?

That can't be right. There's no way they caloric usage increases at the same rate as body mass.

[Jacob]

Yeah, that doesn't seem right. Wouldn't water walking be easier on a heavy guy than regular walking compared to the skinny guy? The weight is not going to have the same effect due to the buoyancy. Though I suppose the additional mass may increase the resistance of the water.
So, I don't know, but no way water walking burns 1500 calories in an hour. Now the pace is going to make a big difference as to the amount of calories burned.

[cougjunkie]

This website shows an hour of water aerobics for someone 400 pounds burns 720calories. I think that is more accurate, even though you are walking and not doing aerobics I am guessing it is similar.

http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi

30 minutes of foreplay and 30 minutes of intercourse burns about 564 calories so you may be better off going that route.

[FN Phat]

This website shows an hour of water aerobics for someone 400 pounds burns 720calories. I think that is more accurate, even though you are walking and not doing aerobics I am guessing it is similar.

http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi

30 minutes of foreplay and 30 minutes of intercourse burns about 564 calories so you may be better off going that route.

The gym is open 24 hours.

[cowboy]

Does anyone know about how many calories a 400 lb man would burn walking/ sometimes swimming a mile in an indoor pool?



If I do the math, which I'm not very good at, it seems like a 16% increase in weight causes a 16% increase in calories burned. So if 155 x 2.7 = 418.5, does that mean that 563 x 2.7 = 1520 calories burned?

That can't be right. There's no way they caloric usage increases at the same rate as body mass.

You burn about .8 calories per pound per mile running on land (320 calories/mile for a 400-lb man). According to the livestrong paragraph you quoted, walking/jogging in water burns roughly 1.44 times as many calories as running on land (11.5/8). Therefore, I would guess you would burn 460 calories per mile walked in the water.

[wuapinmon]

30 minutes of foreplay and 30 minutes of intercourse burns about 564 calories so you may be better off going that route.

I've been doing that for years and it's not enough.

[SoCalCoug]

I've been doing that for years and it's not enough.

Are you sure you're doing it right?

[wuapinmon]

Are you sure you're doing it right?

I'm well read on the subject.

[Flystripper]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Jesus

[TripletDaddy]

I've been doing that for years and it's not enough.

One hand can only burn so many calories.

[TripletDaddy]

I thought this was going to be a thread about Jesus

I thought it was going to be about me

[wuapinmon]

One hand can only burn so many calories.

I have to use both.

[TripletDaddy]

I have to use both.

can of cheese in one hand?

[wuapinmon]

can of cheese in one hand?

No, I find it more comfortable to read by holding a book with both of my hands. If you make another masturbation joke, I'm going to make a mom joke.

[wuapinmon]

So, an update. I'm going strong on my exercise routine. I complete 17 lengths of the 25 meter pool every weekday. When I first started, I could only swim 2 entire lengths + the deep end swimming. Now, I can do 5 (3 freestyle, 1 back, 1 fat-man breaststroke), and I swim a good 3-4 strokes into the shallow part each time before starting the water-jogging. I no longer walk.

I've also started pulling myself out of the pool by grabbing onto the bars below the diving platforms. When I started it was all I could do to pull my chin up to the top bar (my bellybutton is out of the water when I do that move) 8 times. This morning I did 13. On the lower bar, I could only do 10 tops when I started. This morning I did 30, cooled down, and did 10 more until my arms would no longer respond to my brain's orders. I've got tennis balls in my arms again like when I played football. My calves are defined now and if I flex them you can see all of the muscles. My suit pants fit very well, and I'm much more comfortable in my own skin. I'm wearing shirts that I haven't worn in years. My blood pressure is sometimes 95/60. I go in for a checkup in July. By then, if this pattern continues, I might come off half the pills I'm on.

When I first started, my heartbeat was 17-18 beats per 5 seconds. Now, it's 11-14 depending on how hard I push myself. I've lost 30 lbs, and I'm going to have to buy new swimsuits. All three of mine are tied as tight as I can get them, and this morning one of them was at my knees by the time I finished swimming a length.

Someone who's not related to me asked me yesterday if I'd lost weight. I blushed--I've not gotten that question very often.

It's Friday, everything's in bloom, I'm in love, and the weather is perfect. Peace and love to all God's children.

Mac