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What is the difference between "very light" and "light" on a stationary bike?

simonr93
simonr93 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
MFP has a very light and light option on their database. How do you know how strenuous the effort is? I assume very light would be leisurely pedalling at 0 resistance. But I don't know. Anyone have any ideas?

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  • EllaIsNotEnchanted
    EllaIsNotEnchanted Posts: 226 Member
    your heart rate compared to your target heart rate zone while on a stationary bike (best guess).
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,881 Member
    I select "very light" no matter what I have actually done on my trainer (and I usually do commercial intervals, so quite a bit of riding hard) because I think MFP overestimates the number of calories burned.

    I would rather choose the lowest number of calories burned so that I'm not tempted to overeat.
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