How many calories does breaststroke burn?

In the summer, everyone likes to go swimming. There are several swimming styles. The more common ones are butterfly stroke, breaststroke, backstroke and freestyle. Freestyle is the simplest swimming style and it is also a very good aerobic exercise. In comparison, butterfly stroke and breaststroke are more difficult. Doing such swimming movements will make you feel more tired and can also consume more calories. So how many calories can breaststroke consume?

Calories burned by breaststroke:

The calories burned by breaststroke for one hour are actually related to breaststroke speed, personal weight, etc. Generally speaking, a 50kg person will consume 600 kcal of calories by doing breaststroke for one hour, while a 60kg person will consume 1080 kcal of calories. 1 kilocalorie is 1000 calories. Generally speaking, to lose 1kg of fat, you need to create a calorie deficit of 7700 kcal.

Note that it refers to a calorie deficit, not consuming 7700 kcal. This is because, on the one hand, you can burn calories through exercise, and on the other hand, you can reduce calorie intake by controlling your diet, thereby losing fat together. If you keep your diet unchanged and only rely on exercise, you will naturally need to consume 7700 kcal to burn 1 kg of fat.

It is generally recommended to swim breaststroke for more than 30 minutes a day to lose weight, preferably 45-60 minutes.

Any exercise is powered by carbohydrates, proteins and fats. After 30 minutes of breaststroke, the energy supply ratio of fat reaches the highest. Therefore, swimming for more than 30 minutes is very beneficial for weight loss. If you swim for too long, not only will you consume too much protein and cause muscle loss, but you will also make your body tired, affecting your work, study and training the next day. Therefore, 45-60 minutes is a better choice.

It depends on your own time and energy. At least twice a week, three times or more is best.

If you have plenty of energy and time, then of course you can do breaststroke exercises every day. But if you don’t have enough time, or you feel tired the next day after swimming, you don’t need to train every day. At this time, you can swim for two days and rest for one day, or swim for one day and rest for one day. In short, the most important thing about swimming is persistence. It doesn’t matter if you do less at the beginning. The most important thing is to develop regular and persistent exercise habits.