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walking vs stationary bike

l911jnt
l911jnt Posts: 164 Member
edited February 3 in Health and Weight Loss
so MFP says I can burn more calories on a stationary bike than walking? Does this sound off to anyone else? just doesn't seem right.

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  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    The calorie burns on MFP are so over inflated and can vary so wildly from person to person it's insane. I think it's more important to do whichever you can enjoy more at a longer, more intense pace. Personally I would recommend walking bc you can slowely graduate from a brisk to intense to jog to run as you improve but to each their own.
  • PhoenixRising7
    PhoenixRising7 Posts: 194 Member
    I don't use the MFP estimates, but I burn more on the stationary bike than I do walking (calculated with HRM). A stationary bike workout can be quite intense if you work hard and use some resistance or do intervals. I am sure it varies from person to person though.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    get on your bike and ride
    or be a fat bottomed girl
  • cmurphy252
    cmurphy252 Posts: 279 Member
    I don't use the MFP estimates, but I burn more on the stationary bike than I do walking (calculated with HRM). A stationary bike workout can be quite intense if you work hard and use some resistance or do intervals. I am sure it varies from person to person though.

    Same for me. I use a HRM to track my cals burned and I always burn more on the bike than I do walking.
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