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I am an athlete, but not an extremely fit one. I do cycling, 5-10 hours a week. On a good weather day, I can leave the house on the bicycle, ride for 2-3 hours
by second--shift 5y ago
I am an athlete, but not an extremely fit one. I do cycling, 5-10 hours a week.
On a good weather day, I can leave the house on the bicycle, ride for 2-3 hours at a casual/slightly-brisk pace, and burn as much as 1500 calories in a day. I bring a light snack & a bottle of water, but i don't go crazy with "nutrition" - just a granola bar & water.
Not putting down crazy numbers either, averaging maybe 80 watts / hour for 2-3 hours. I do this once or twice a month.
- nradov 5y agoThat doesn't add up. Cycling for 3 hours at 80 watts should only burn about 860 kcal, not 1500. https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2020/05/14/how-to-convert-watts-into-calories-burned-on-the-bike/ https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2020/05/14/how-to-convert...
- second--shift 5y agoI went back & looked at my most recent "long ride" this fall to see for sure - and you're right. my avg wattage for this ride is 108 ; 80 watts is what I usually do when riding with someone else, ie socially, so that was the ballpark figure I used.