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Tracking Calories on Bicycle

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 16:22:14 No.1807552 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1807554 >>1807559 >>1807661 >>1807757

what is the best way to track how many calories I burn on a ride? Power sensors? Smart watch?

Don't know if this belongs here or on /fit/

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 16:31:55 No.1807554 Report

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>>1807552
Most smart watches have some sort of activity tracker that will at least to attempt to guess how many calories you burned. My old Fit Bit Charge 2 even had that.

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Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 16:32:02 No.1807555 Report

Quoted By: >>1807558

OP, that really depends on how much precision you need. If you need exact numbers that will require lab testing to figure out your metabolic rate and a power meter on the bike to measure output that can be correlated to energy use. If you only need a rough estimate than there are computer programs that can estimate this based on your age, weight, and how much you ride, and most cycling computers and fitness tracking devices will give you this kind of estimate on the fly.

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Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 16:42:54 No.1807557 Report

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it's a useless stat anyway. don't spend money on gadgets to count calories burned, just pay attention to how many calories you consume.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 16:43:32 No.1807558 Report

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>>1807555
If you need it only somewhat accurate do this but save yourself the trouble of lab testing and use only a powermeter. This will give you "good enough" results.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 16:45:01 No.1807559 Report

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>>1807552
I reckon you did about 550. Hit me up tomorrow I’ll tell you then.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 19:40:45 No.1807612 Report

Quoted By: >>1807629 >>1807665

Diet has much more impact on calories than sports. Don't bother.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 20:18:04 No.1807629 Report

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>>1807612
It doesn't matter how much you reduce the intake if you don't burn more than you take in

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 21:43:46 No.1807661 Report

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>>1807552
A power meter is required to measure watts that you could then convert to calories since both are units of energy. That number is still an assumption though, as every individual has unique basal metabolic rates as well as o2/co2 exchange and perspiration rates which affect calorie consumption rates, even human mass has an effect on metabolic rate.

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Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 21:44:47 No.1807663 Report

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>>1807661

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Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 21:48:19 No.1807665 Report

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>>1807612
>>1807629
There's "good" calories and "bad" calories, you can't expect to perform optimally if you eat nothing but cheeseburgers, pizza, and beer, if you want to excel in sports, you need to eat a variety of nutritious food, lots of vegetables, fruits, nuts, meats, and whole grains, everything

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 04 Jun 2022 21:49:19 No.1807666 Report

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>>1807665
and beans, I forgot beans, a really important part of a "healthy" diet

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Jun 2022 04:16:40 No.1807757 Report

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>>1807552
You burn about 500 kcal per hour

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