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  • Just got back from riding the same route. Took 52 minutes, 171 avg HR using my buddies HRM. 982 calories burned according to HRM, 460 according to MFP. I'm adjusting my diet based on the MFP calorie burn, but I am going to keep researching. I found a website that has you input a lot of variables: V02max, cadence, outside…
    in Calories burned while Cycling Comment by rlevitz September 2013
  • I'm not on road, I'm doing trails ("trails" being used loosely as I'm in Texas). And I'm way out of shape when it comes to endurance. My avg heart rate was 176 for 57 min. I'll snag a friends HRM and go the same route and see if its different. Also, 90% of max was slightly off. 120 secs of jumping jacks just got me to 213…
    in Calories burned while Cycling Comment by rlevitz September 2013
  • Depending on what kind of exercise you are trying to do, a HRM will keep you "in the zone," as they call it. For burning calories from fat you want your HR to be in a certain range; I think its 60-75% of your max heart rate. My Polar calculates your "zone" for you after you tell it a little about yourself and do some…
    in Why should I use a heart rate monitor???? Comment by rlevitz September 2013
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