We are pleased to announce that as of March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor has been introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

One of the best cardio and calorie burning exercises

jimmcnees
jimmcnees Posts: 1
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Cycling gives you tremendous bang for the buck. Spin and cycling will deliver serious cardio and calorie burn benefit with very little wear and tear. I burn 1200 to 1300 calories during 1 hour advanced spin class. Also, just riding casually gives more benefit than you think. Buy a nice bike and you won't regret it.

Replies

  • pclayto
    pclayto Posts: 2 Member
    1200-1300 calories in one hour seems a lot. Are you sure of this? I thought that a 1 hour spinning class would normally burn around 600cal.
  • prettygirlstorm1
    prettygirlstorm1 Posts: 721 Member
    Wow! I take a spin class 4 times a week and have never burned that many calories. In my hour class I do burn about 600. My 45 minute class has a different instructor and she is not very intense so I may only burn about 400. I love it though and it definitely is great cardio.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I think your calorie burns are a bit overinflated...
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    I've love cycling but unless you are an elite cyclist I very much doubt you are burning anywhere near that amount.

This discussion has been closed.

Categories