Calories in stationary biking

Seffell

My question is: is it possible to burn (according to MFP) 67 calories in 20 minutes of very light cycling?

Here are the details:
I'm 35, female, 147lbs, 5'7"
I'm brand new to cycling and fitness altogether (ex couch potato+some health issues). But not new to calories counting.
I rode the bike at 2 out of 8 difficulties (the bike is very basic one, not many functions so this is the most info I can give you about the difficulty).
I rode it at 18-20km/h (11-12mph)(I know this doesn't say much but it doesn't display rotations or power).
My pulse was manually measured to be 110 bpm several times during the ride. (which is around 60% of mhr for me, resting is 60bpm).
Qualitatively I felt no effort being made what so ever. I did start sweating after 5 minutes but I could easily talk or sing. (And it is very hot outside)

I wonder if it is possible to burn so much doing so little. It would make 200calories for an hour of cycling at this effort which is easily achieved.
I thought if it was so easy, then everyone would be doing it, so it makes no sense.
My bike by the way displayed something like 170calories burned which I ignored completely because it sounds ridiculous. But 67 still sounds too much for me as I felt I didn't do much.

So is it really possible? (I googled it for some time and MFP gave the lowest possible estimate)

sijomial

67 calories is a tiny number that is going to be lost in all the inaccuracies of everything to do with calorie counting.
Just log it and move on, no-one can possibly know.

If it felt too easy turn up the resistance next time.

Seffell

Thanks. Can't turn up the resistance due to leg injury, I'm riding it for rehabilitation. 67 might be lost but
3 or 4 x 67 a day sounds great to me. (I eat 1300 at the moment)

SonyaCele

i burn so few calories stationary biking that i dont even log it.

sijomial

Good luck with your rehab - been there, done that!!

Seffell

Thanks