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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... |
If I go for a rip up and around nose hill for 1 hour 15 minutes, 20km putting in moderate to heavy effort the entire ride without stops, my HRM says around 1200 calories. Similar weight to you. I think my Garmin GPS usually says around 700 but I trust the HRM more.