how many calories burned? is that effective?

[vin01]

For all you Gazelle haters...

I must admit I think it is the most fun form of exercise out there. Maybe not effective, but its fun.

 

[*Bunny*]

For all you Gazelle haters...

I must admit I think it is the most fun form of exercise out there. Maybe not effective, but its fun.

rock on

 

[Ghede]

You could do HIIT cycling, but in my opinion its not as effective as an elliptical or treadmill due to the fact you are only moving your legs on the cycle. When on the treadmill, elliptical, etc you are using both of your largest muscle group (legs and back) thus being more efficient.

If the cycle works for you then use the cycle, but there are surely BETTER HIIT methods, in my opinion.

As for the second question I don't think there really is an answer to that...all I know is the formula to find your ideal max heart rate. (220-age)

Unless you would consider yourself an 'athlete' then you would use 210- age/2.

Also, there are many heart rate issues that just dont pan out... check the thread i just posted on Heartrate Shmartrate...

 

[vin01]

Unless you would consider yourself an 'athlete' then you would use 210- age/2.

At my ripe old age of 22, I get the same max HR. how WEIRD

 

[Ghede]

I only cycle because I like to be outside, instead of inside on a treadmill, and I HATE to run.

Could one argue that even though cycling does not use upper body, getting the HR into a certain zone is the most important part?

Bunny- you haven't used that Own Zone by Polar have you? Sounds interesting.

Supra Maximal Sprints on flats, or even better yet: do 'in the saddle' Hill Repeats for either Peak HR/Recovery HR or for TimeUp=TimeDown.

Short answer: yes, bike works GREAT!

 

[pintoca]

OMG

LOL @

anyway, calorie counters on machines are sketchy at best, the only ones you could "MILDLY" trust are those of threadmills, simply because they have been out for ages and have had the time to tweak their formulas.

It varies on a ton of factors and each person is different, hell, each person is different EACH day.

What do I calculate? 45 mins of balls-to-the-wall cardio (75-80% MHR), will burn, in my case, with my calculations some 400-500 cals. Maybe more, but I prefer to go below that over. The machines always say 700-800 cals, but I don't buy it.

 

[new_start]

It varies on a ton of factors and each person is different, hell, each person is different EACH day.

that's a really good point.