Looking for advice!!

jenntaylor702
jenntaylor702 Posts: 17 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi! Looking for advice regarding exercise and calorie goals! I am registered blind and find it difficult to exercise however I have a mini exercise bike which I have been using every day for at least an hour. My average is about 70nins and in that time I’m doing around 50km/30miles. I don’t put much faith is the estimated calories burned so I ignore that. My question is, is this decent activity or am I wasting my time? It hasn’t made much difference to my weekly weight loss and this week I have lost 2lbs but haven’t used the bike as I have not been feeling great. My current calorie goal is 1785 per day and my current weight is 255lbs! Any advice welcome!! Thanks!

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  • asliceofjackie
    asliceofjackie Posts: 112 Member
    Biking 50km / 70 minutes a day is way more than most people do when it comes to exercise. And I don't meant that in a "you're doing too much" -way, but just as a factual statement. Any exercise is good exercise as long as it makes you feel good. Also, exercise isn't neccessary for weight loss, caloric deficit is. So if you don't want to, or can't work out you will just have to adjust your caloric intake to reflect this.

    Good luck!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Stationary bikes don't move - you aren't actually doing any miles at all and cannot base effort off that very random number. You are wise to disregard 30mph estimate for calorie estimates, that would be an astonishing speed in the real world.

    But yes that is a decent amount of exercise - well done.

    As for wasting your time do remember though that cycling effort relies on a combination of both resistance and cadence, it's important to not just twirl your legs with light or no resistance as is quite common amongst people who don't cycle outdoors.

    For your health all exercise is a positive. For weight loss it's controlling your food intake that drives the process. If you aren't getting the results you expect then the first thing to check is your food logging accuracy.
  • jenntaylor702
    jenntaylor702 Posts: 17 Member
    Thanks. I have the resistance set at its highest level and do intervals of increased pace (is as fast as I can move my legs) then reduce for a few minutes as the resistance is really not great.

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