Bike Riding

Was wondering the same thing. Just got my bike back up and ready for summer this wk so between walk/jog and biking on every sunny day (or at least no rain ones) I am gonna be out there so hopefully biking works off the calories.

i just started up again after years and years and years LOL im finding i have more of a burn in my legs from the peddling and i don't think i could do 14miles in one day im doing about 5-6miles but i know i need to build up cause im really enjoying it more then walking

I'm seriously scared to bike ride (although I love the feeling of freedom) for all the crazy-*kitten* drivers out there. :embarassed:

I ride my bike on a stationary trainer in front of TV. Is my main source of cardio really. I was getting around a 0.5 to 1kg weight loss per week, sometimes more, with about 5 sessions on the bike a week and a calorie controlled diet.

I was doing the 5 sessions and the distance travelled would range from 5 - 15 kilometres.

Yes I've just moved to a small town and they have this fabulous bike track that is huge. I've been riding it and at first I used the mfp calorie burn estimate at moderate but I wasn't sure if that was accurate. So anyway I bought a heart rate monitor and turns out it was accurate and I even burned 50 more than I thought. I think bike riding is a great way to exercise, I find jogging hard because my butt or fat jiggles to the point of it actually hurting in the momentum, that doesn't happen on a bike and also you ride so far, then you have to ride home again.

I love riding. I rode many 30+ rides last summer and commuted to work often(8 miles RT). My issue is I don't push myself hard enough and ride at a comfortable speed/hear rate. I have added the c25k program to get my HR up while jogging to hopefully help with my riding.

Biking is the ****! I bought a road bike in 2009 and have never looked back. Most of my rides are 15-25 miles with longer rides on the weekends, averaging 15-21 miles per hour. Work at a high cadence to get a great burn.

i ride alot. mostly rail to trails. nice out in middle of no where.

The last time I lost 80 lbs, it was because I rode my bike all the time. I eventually included some pilates videos and that sort of thing to my workout, but I started riding harder and further every day. I'm not a cyclist by anyone's standards (big girl), but I got to where my routine ride was 25 miles and if it wasn't for getting "saddle sore," I could have easily done twice that with a few rests in between. (Secretly always wanted to get a "real women's" cycling team together called the Hooters, Huffers and Puffers to do event rides, etc..)

I just started cycling again at the gym.. usually an hour at a time depending on if I work with my trainer that day on weights or not. Definitely a great part of my cardio routine.

Cycling has rehabilitated my body and my mind. Itis an amazing workout, safe for your joints and burns amazing calories and gives you a great butt and legs . I am hooked.

I like biking, but it's hard - I'm not used to those muscles! I've started riding about three miles up some mild hills, and it makes my legs burn. I can run for miles hardly breaking a sweat--5/10k is a normal day of running for me, and I'm preparing for a half marathon race now--but even a short stretch of biking hurts still.

Love it! My husband bought me a mountain bike for Valentine's Day ans we've been having so much fun! We do a short ride almost every evening, we're working on finishing a 5 mile hiking/biking loop up up near the local mountains (we've finished it but we had to hike some while pushing our bikes because it was so steep) and we got to do a 13 mile ride on the Route 66 trail by my house a few weeks ago! It's a really great workout.

I used to cycle everywhere, until I passed my driving test in 2004 and then I pretty much never used it. Last year I got back into cycling and dug out my old basic hybrid bike. My journey to work is just over 6 miles so I decided to give that a go a couple of times a week. I then signed up to do a 60 mile bike ride for charity and then started cycling longer routes at weekends.

Then my company signed up to the national UK "Cycle to Work" scheme, which meant I could get a new bike, tax free, paid for over 12 months out of my monthly salary before tax and National Insurance. I jumped at the chance and bought myself a lovely Specialized hybrid. I'm not keen on cycling in the dark as I don't trust motorists, but I'm back on the bike now it's light in the mornings and early evenings and am loving it.

In terms of results, I have an HRM which I use when I exercise. When I do Zumba or the machines when my heart rate gets approaching 160 that's about the maximum, but I find my heart rate is generally higher whilst cycling and consistently so, but I don't feel like I have to slack off, therefore it burns more calories. I think I read something that said similar that the heart needs to pump faster to get oxygen to the muscles to keep those legs pumping.

So - I'd say - go for it and enjoy :-D

Love biking! I have both a road bike and a mountain bike. I started with the road bike and averaged 30 miles per ride, but then I got my mountain bike, and that is SO MUCH MORE FUN! I find I get a much better full body workout when I mountain bike off road. Unfortunately, we had tons of rain this week, so the mountain bike trail will be closed for about 6 weeks until things are dried out and the trail is repaired. Back to the road bike, I guess... (Although, after one too many close calls with cars, I no longer ride it on the road; paved trails only!)