Real calories burnt?

winbig1982
winbig1982 Posts: 43 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I do 30 mins on my exercise bike every morning, level 5/6 and do a distance of 13km, my bike says ive burnt 200 calories whereas a few different calorie working out pages are saying with my weight im burning around 450 - anyone have any idea which is right? Xx

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    26km/h is a reasonably brisk pace but on an exercise bike you're not dealing with wind resistance, inclines etc etc.

    According to my Garmin HRM I'll burn about 600 cal/hr in my triathlon spinning class (typically it's a pretty intense workout and I'm going to guess that I weigh more than you do) which is reasonably consistent with my estimated expenditures riding outside when there's no ice and snow - I'd be inclined to think the real number is somewhere closer to the 200 than the 450.
  • winbig1982
    winbig1982 Posts: 43 Member
    Sorry, ive only just found my posts, thank you, thats quite gutting but with what youve said it makes sense, ll just have to work twice as hard :) xxx

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