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3 years ago via Twitter about Exercise

How many calories do you really burn with a one hour ride at 20mph. My heart rate monitor says 400. I've read it can be 1k. Really?

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philipy | 3 years ago view on twitter
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It seems it can depend on a bunch of factors, like your weight.

Various online calculators do seem to come up with 1000 calories, but this detailed article would suggest a much smaller number, maybe 400-600:

http://stanford.wellsphere.com/biking-article/running-vs-cycling-burning-calories/236678

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kerryk | 2 years, 12 months ago view on twitter
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my guess is closer to 1000 also.. When using a calorie burner calculator, for a 175 pound person at 14-16 mph for 1 hour, it says 840 calories. So for 20 mph, obviously a little more calories would be burned. Also depends on the weight of the person.. For 150 pounds it is 720 calories and for 200 it is 960 calories.. You can enter your own weight on the site below.

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

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