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Originally Posted by ken0042
Does anybody calculate the calories burned cycling? I'm getting numbers all over the place. One of the main reasons I cycle is to get into shape and lose some weight.
For example, this morning Strava tells me I burned 533 calories. However this website
https://caloriesburnedhq.com/calories-burned-biking/
says I burned 1188.
The numbers in case anybody is curious, I weigh 220 pounds, and spent 1:41 riding in over 28 km. Average speed was 16.8 km/h (Was riding with a novice rider today.)
I'd like to think I burned that many calories... |
I get 2 different numbers from Garmin Connect and Strava with the same data. Generally for weight loss I will just take the lower burned number and use it so I'm always on the good side.
At the same time if I go for a ride that absolutely destroys me and the Garmin has 600 cal while the strava shows 1300, I'll probably use the bigger number.
Maybe someone knows the real answer...
TLDR use the lower one. lol