We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

Stationary bike calorie burn?

fiddletime
fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I biked 4.5 miles in 20 min this am on my new Nordic Track upright bike. It was the Central Park route with speed of 12 and resistance up to 18. My Polar H7 said I burned 81 calories. I'm new to biking and found it a moderate workout (am 5'2" and 125#). Do you think the Polar is pretty accurate to use as my calorie guide? I can't use the bike because it elevated my HR about 30% (compared bike and Polar to counting HR on my watch with my pulse). The Polar HR seemed very accurate.

Replies

  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,955 Member
    For stationary bike, no matter how hard I ride, and I usually do "commercial intervals" so I am putting some effort in, I always select: "Stationary bike, light effort (bicycling, cycling, biking)", and enter my time.
  • fiddletime
    fiddletime Posts: 1,868 Member
    Ok sounds good. I'd rather underestimate burn than overestimate it.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories