Stationary Bike

cateyjo
cateyjo Posts: 108
in Fitness and Exercise
I am trying to figure out how many calories I burned riding at 30 mph on a stationary bike. I rode for one hour. Can anyone help me out?

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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    30mph? Not sure how many calories that would be but, congratulations - you're faster than the average rider on the Tour de France. :laugh: :laugh:
  • cateyjo
    cateyjo Posts: 108
    I rode for one hour and the distance measure said I went 30 miles, so....
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Perhaps the odometer wasn't reset to zero? (or maybe it's in kms)

    30mph on a bike, sustained for an hour (even with the benefit of no wind resistance) would be a pretty amazing ride.
  • vanessa40
    vanessa40 Posts: 328 Member
    You are good. I only got 12 miles in 50 minutes.
  • KSCarnivore
    KSCarnivore Posts: 37
    The number of calories you burn is determined not just by the speed and time, but also the the level of resistance and your personal weight. No one can give you a straight answer on this question.
  • KellyUK1987
    KellyUK1987 Posts: 75
    Don't most stationary bikes tell you a rough estimation of calories burnt during the ride? (I know all the ones I have had / used tells me that info)
  • cateyjo
    cateyjo Posts: 108
    No, it is an old exercise bike and doesn't tell how many calories you have burned. Just has rpm and distance. Also has charts for figuring watts, but I can't figure that out.
  • tipadoo
    tipadoo Posts: 104 Member
    i have to go REALLY fast to do 30kms an hour..I can't imagine doing 30 miles per hour!! haha. I have an old bike too and I generally do 20-25km's an hour and I use 7 - 7.5 calories per minute. Not a direct science, but when I go to the internet and search for calories burned, and tried out a couple of calculators that came up, it suggested 9.5 calories per minute and I thought that was probably a little high for me & I didn't want to over estimate.

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