Indoor Cycling Question

FarTooJones
FarTooJones Posts: 38
in Fitness and Exercise
Currently I can do about 23 miles a night on my stationary bike on a resistance level of 5 out of 8, averaging about 18mph or so. However when i checked my pulse immediately after and it was a little under the target range. I can't remember for sure, want to say it was 119 bpm and should have been 133 at least. Am I better off doing only 10-12 miles at a higher intensity than what i'm currently doing for burning calories?

I have a bpm monitor ordered from amazon that should be here monday, so hopefully I'll be able to better track my pulse without having to stop.

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  • AMSVET1986
    AMSVET1986 Posts: 6 Member
    If your goal is to increase your heart rate, you would be best off increasing your level or speed because your body is probably used to the 23 miles at whatever rate you have been doing it :) I don't think you would have to decrease your miles to 12 but just try average 20mph or stay at 6 out of 8 and see how that goes.
  • Mustgetbuff
    Mustgetbuff Posts: 267 Member
    You could do some interval training on your bike--it will definitely get your heart rate up. Try rotating between one minute of a full out sprint and two minutes at a leisurely pace. Increase the length of the sprint as you get better. You'll burn a lot of calories after a workout like this in addition to the calories you burn on the bike as well.

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