How many calories do MTBers burn?
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chill Winston!
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JohnH":2uozz55v said:...but you forgot the question mark.
Life cardio machines?JohnH":1io957sc said:
There's some guides and / or websites that give approximations for various forms of exercise. Clearly they are very much approximations, but give you a trend on the demands of various kinds of exercise.JohnH":1io957sc said:Even so, I was very careful to use the word "about" in my OP, as in "about 80 calories".
Beyond that, measuring your heart-rate whilst training can be very useful, for progress and for analysis, if that's your thing.
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I suppose I was speaking more for myself. I personally prefer long bouts of training at a sustainable level, and reaping the improvement rewards.
But can equally enjoy (after its over!) a 7 minute 2k full on blast on my Ergo
KeepitSteel....is the 2k refering to 2000m's, i'm not sure what an Ergo is so cannot ascertain what you mean, seems a short distance for a 7 minute blast...am i missing something?
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I suppose I was speaking more for myself. I personally prefer long bouts of training at a sustainable level, and reaping the improvement rewards.
But can equally enjoy (after its over!) a 7 minute 2k full on blast on my Ergo
KeepitSteel....is the 2k refering to 2000m's, i'm not sure what an Ergo is so cannot ascertain what you mean, seems a short distance for a 7 minute blast...am i missing something?
Cheers Neil, that's really all I wanted when I started the thread.Neil":1jjl27nk said:
I joined a gym last year, but left after a few months -- it really wasn't my cup of tea. I'm much happier when I'm out on the bike or even just going for an hour's walk, but it would be nice to know how effective those activities are when trying to lose some weight.
Neil":1jjl27nk said:Problem I have is differentiating between the creaks and groans of kit, and the creaks and groans from my joints
Well there's two significant things, there:-JohnH":1fmft4bi said:
1. You've found out what sort of exercise you enjoy and can sustain - that's not an insignificant thing, because being healthy and fit is ideally a lifestyle thing, as opposed to a temporary target - so take a big positive from that.
2. As to how effective, well I'd say that mountain biking can be pretty strenous, and even if a walking for an hour isn't, particularly, if it's something you'll maintain, then it's not that important if a half hour in a spinning class would burn more calories, or not - because if it's something that's torture (even as fitness improves) you'll be unlikely to keep it up. I guess what I'm getting to, is that it doesn't really matter if there's more productive exercise from a calorie burn perspective. You're doing some exercise, so deficit won't purely be from calorie reduction alone (and studies show that calorie reduction alone, tends not to be as successful in the long run.
Ultimately, where weight loss is concerned, I'd say to be more concerned with long-term sustainability than short-term highs. So if you're making the progress you want with the scales, then something is going right - especially if you feel it's something you can sustain. If progress isn't as good, then make baby steps in either small reductions in calories, or small increases in activity.
If body recomposition is more a goal than purely weight loss as a statistic, then consider the comments I made previously about best approaches to retaining LBM / muscle when losing weight.
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konatime":2bze6l5p said:
Yes an Ergo is a rowing machine (Concept2 to be precise).
And believe me, 2000m(2k) in 7mins or less is a good cardio workout, considering Sir Steve Redgrave's pb was just under 6 mins.
If you are able to beat 7mins then I take my hat off to you. Most people new to the sport struggle to get under 8 mins.
