difference in mph for light and moderate stationary bike

landrum46
landrum46 Posts: 21 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
What in mph is considered a light and moderate effort on the stationary bike?

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  • McCloud33
    McCloud33 Posts: 959 Member
    edited June 2016
    Probably depends a little from person to person. For me personally, 10-12mph is light, 15-17 moderate, 20+ strenuous. That's on flat ground...those are different if you're talking hills.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    landrum46 wrote: »
    What in mph is considered a light and moderate effort on the stationary bike?

    It's not really about MPH...it's about where your heart rate is...the more strenuous the effort, the higher your heart rate will be.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Stationary bikes by definition don't move! :)
    The apparent MPH isn't really a good guide, it's also remarkably different from bike to bike.

    "10 mph" standing cycling with maximum resistance is going to be hard, same speed with no resistance is going to be easy.
  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    landrum46 wrote: »
    What in mph is considered a light and moderate effort on the stationary bike?

    It's not really about MPH...it's about where your heart rate is...the more strenuous the effort, the higher your heart rate will be.
    sijomial wrote: »
    Stationary bikes by definition don't move! :)
    The apparent MPH isn't really a good guide, it's also remarkably different from bike to bike.

    "10 mph" standing cycling with maximum resistance is going to be hard, same speed with no resistance is going to be easy.

    QFT, These two guys hit the nail on the head.

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