How to calculate calories burned cycling uphill?

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swakki
swakki Posts: 4 Member
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This is the cycling trip I took today: https://www.strava.com/segments/673790

I am a male and my weight is 68 kilos. The trip took me about 20 minutes. Im very new to this and any help is much appreciated. Hope I came to the right place :smile:

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    Calculate no - far too many variables.
    Strava gives a calorie estimate so why not use that?

    Looks like a tough climb.
  • swakki
    swakki Posts: 4 Member
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    sijomial wrote: »
    Calculate no - far too many variables.
    Strava gives a calorie estimate so why not use that?

    Looks like a tough climb.

    I added a new workout to see if I it could calculate it for me. Is it an option to edit the steepness? Or is it a way to just mark that ive cycled that segment?
  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
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    No, not technically. Strava doesn't really like that since they use segments for athletes to complete with each other and it would be a easy way to cook the books to give runners/cyclist KOMs they didn't earn.

    Like sij mentioned there are too many variables. Your heart rate, BMI, Cadence, wind resistance, rolling resistance (tire pressure, worn bearings, dry chain)....
  • swakki
    swakki Posts: 4 Member
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    CincyNeid wrote: »
    No, not technically. Strava doesn't really like that since they use segments for athletes to complete with each other and it would be a easy way to cook the books to give runners/cyclist KOMs they didn't earn.

    Like sij mentioned there are too many variables. Your heart rate, BMI, Cadence, wind resistance, rolling resistance (tire pressure, worn bearings, dry chain)....

    I see. You couldnt give it a guess either? Just an estimate. BMI is 22.72 if its any help
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,243 Member
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    If you used Stava it will give an estimate.
  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
    edited July 2016
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    I would say about 150-190 calories. But that's just strictly a guess. There are way to many factors that play it.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    Strava knows far more about you, the gradient, your bike than random strangers or MyFitnessPal.

    I actually find Strava estimates tend to be a bit on the low side, convenient though.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,215 Member
    edited July 2016
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    My husband uses Strava, and we've found that the Strava calorie estimates are pretty good.


    Their route elevation estimates, on the other hand, need to be taken with a tiny grain of salt at times. On Sunday, we rode a route that Google maps says has an elevation gain of 85 metres (it's a pretty flat route). Strava tells us it's about 260 metres ... yeah, no. It's possible Google's 85 metres might be low, but 260 metres is stretching it a bit.

    Anyway, the way my routes go ... what goes up must come down again. So while I might burn extra calories going up, I'm not burning all that much on the descent. I figure it all averages out. :)
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
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    But why only bike for 20 minutes and why just uphill? Ride longer. After climbing enjoy the downhill. It's a great reward.. And really accuracy of workout calories are not really important if weight loss is continuing and fitness is building.
  • scorpio516
    scorpio516 Posts: 955 Member
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    Their route elevation estimates, on the other hand, need to be taken with a tiny grain of salt at times. On Sunday, we rode a route that Google maps says has an elevation gain of 85 metres (it's a pretty flat route). Strava tells us it's about 260 metres ... yeah, no. It's possible Google's 85 metres might be low, but 260 metres is stretching it a bit.

    Definitely. There are articles on this! Iirc strava uses GPS elevation, if you track varies a little bit, it adds a lot of elevation.

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