Continuous Swim

30 min continuous, mixing strokes every 200 m.

Difficulty 3 of 58.3 METs · Vigorous

Equipment

Pool

Muscle groups worked

Scapular push
Core
Glutes

What it buys you

Whole-body aerobic work with no joint load — the option that keeps endurance building through a sore week.

Capacity trained

Endurance. Aerobic capacity and vascular function. The single best-evidenced physical input to sexual performance.

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Energy

Modelled kilocalories

Modelled energy cost for Continuous Swim at 10, 20, 30 and 45 minutes for both reference bodies
Reference body	10 min	20 min	30 min	45 min
Male reference · 82 kg	119 kcal	238 kcal	357 kcal	536 kcal
Female reference · 68 kg	99 kcal	198 kcal	296 kcal	444 kcal

Energy figures are modelled from standard activity MET values (Ainsworth Compendium, 2011) and the ACSM equation, not measured on you. They scale linearly with your own body mass, so a body 10% heavier burns about 10% more at the same intensity.

kcal = METs × 3.5 × bodyweight(kg) ÷ 200 × minutes (ACSM)

Load is effort, not pain. If a movement hurts rather than works, stop and see a clinician. Lifting another person is strength training with a person-shaped load — build the pattern unloaded first.

Cross-reference

Positions this workout helps · 37

It serves Prone Base, Supine Base and Side-Lying. Every position in those families is listed below, hardest first.

Honest framing

Training makes a posture available and sustainable. It is capability work, not a treatment for anything, and no single session changes a number. Consistency over eight weeks does.