Exercise Bike Calories
Exercise bike calories burned depends on several factors. It doesn't vary all that much though. Here's the deal, you can burn fat with an exercise bike...



You can burn a bunch of calories with an exercise bike workout. For example, for a 150 pound person here's what happens.
Pedaling like crazy burns about 9.6 calories per minute,
Easy-like pedaling uses about 7.9 calories burned in a minute.
So, You're gonna burn about 300 calories in a half hour workout... That's if you're really working. Coast along and it's less...
How's this compare to other exercises???
Rowing a stationary machine at moderate pace - 7.9 calories per minute, Aerobics step 10-12 inch - 11.3 calories per minute, Bicycling at 12-13.9 mph - 9 calories per minute, Running 5.2 mph - 10.2 calories per minute.
Look, they're all about the same...
You see, a pound of fat contains about 3500 calories. It takes a bunch of activity to get rid of that much fat. And it's tough to figure how much activity is required to lose weight. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins in the diet all are used as energy sources. The way the body uses the different sources is very complex.
Burning fat ain't no piece of cake...
You know, the best way to lose fat is to fire up your metabolism while controlling your feed intake. And how do you fire up your metabolism? Mostly by building muscle...
Hey, exercise bike workouts build muscle too. That's not just for weight lifters!!!
Exercise bike calories burned is a plus.
What's an exercise bike workout look like??? Get our exercise bike workouts tips at this link....
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