Biking for transportation

JEVANOCK
JEVANOCK Posts: 5
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey guys, I live in Upstate NY around the buffalo area. My new job is about 8 miles away from my house and I have to bike home every day. The problem is, I'm not sure what kind of biking i should be logging. For me this ride is very intense because of the massive hills that are around the area where i work. If you guys have any advice i'd appreciate it.

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  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    what is your activity level set to?
  • stronglikebull
    stronglikebull Posts: 402
    personally, i would just up your activity level to account for the commute and eat that level of calories consistently :)
  • PedmomJill
    PedmomJill Posts: 505 Member
    Or invest in a heart rate monitor. You can find decent ones on Ebay for $30 or less.
  • JEVANOCK
    JEVANOCK Posts: 5
    I have it set to vigorous because of the size and the amount of hills
  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    I mean under your settings on mfp?

    Sedentary: Spend most of the day sitting (e.g. bank teller, desk job)

    Lightly Active: Spend a good part of the day on your feet (e.g. nurse, salesman)

    Active: Spend a good part of the day doing some physical activity (e.g. waitress, mailman)

    Very Active: Spend most of the day doing heavy physical activity (e.g. bike messenger,



    these....
  • JEVANOCK
    JEVANOCK Posts: 5
    lightly active is what i have it set to
  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    maybe set it to very active to cancel out the bike ride.. my job is lightly active but I keep my settings on active because i log my cardio but do not log my weight training, so it helps make up the difference,you could try that or get a hrm if you want to be closer on the calories you burn on the trip, or if you don't like them options just guess like you have been doing some of mfps's estimates can be close
  • JEVANOCK
    JEVANOCK Posts: 5
    Alright I'll try that out. Thanks everyone for the advice! Ya'll are awesome
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