If I'm riding 8.4 miles in 30 minutes on a recumbent style e

kelsiehoagland

If I'm riding 8.4 miles in 30 minutes on a recumbent style stationary bike, what sort of effort is that? Moderate? Vigorous? I guess, on average, I'm going 16 mph.

withchaco

Resistance level also comes into play, as well as your fitness level, so I don't think there's a way to answer that.

I have a recumbent bike, and I sweat up a rainstorm on it. According to my HRM, my calorie burn on the recumbent bike is equivalent to MFP's "moderate effort" cycling. It may be different for you though.

kelsiehoagland

Hmmmm... Well, I do hills, resistance level 1-6, 3 times and a warm up + cool down (programmed workout on my bike). I'm not entirely sure what my fitness level is, probably intermediate. I don't know if this helps any.