How much calories do you think an hour of cycling burn ?

Question

Im 5ft 5 and 144lbs ( 10 stone 3 ) and really want to lose a few pounds . Im going to start cycling and I guese i'd be going at medium/fast pace , how much calories do you think I'd be burning in 1 hour ?

Answer 1

Check with this calorie burn calculator, and see what you burned,

based on your weight and exercising time:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/calories...

Answer 2

At a medium pace or so, probably around 350 calories an hour.

Answer 3

Your body burns a certain amount of calories each day whether you exercise or not. We each have what is called a Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). This rate gradually decreases with age.  To the BMR you add the total calories used during the day due to all exercise and activity, which gives you your Active Metabolic Rate.



I am 6', 170 lbs and 52 years old. My basal metabolic rate is about 1700 calories burned per day. To that number I can add whatever calories I burn during the day due to activity and exercise. That will tell me approximately how many total calories I will burn up in a day.



Once you know this number you can eat however many calories you choose in order to lose, gain or maintain your weight.   You burn about 3500 more calories than you consume to lose a pound.



I have a page posted at my website that explains this further.  You can also input your own info to see your own numbers as far as calories used in a day.



www.diet-and-exercise-for-health.com/b...



Good health and good luck!