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Old 06-20-13 | 06:14 AM
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UberGeek
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Originally Posted by PAPOO1986
Hey all

I just started commuting to work recently, I downloaded the strava biking app to track my ride and it says i bike 14miles each way to work at an avg speed of 14.5mph. took me 57 min to get to work today. I was looking at calorie calculators and they all claim im burning between 600-750 cal. im not sure if this is accurate. i weigh 205 please help
Sounds about right, assuming you have no metabolic diseases. 21 miles nets me about 1000 calories, and I'm not far off of your weight. I use Runkeeper, however, I assume both have similar formulae for calculating burn rate.

Now, I'm presuming it's accurate, because I also use MyFitnessPal to log meals. And, I am scheduled to lose 1.5 lbs per week. And, I am not far off the mark, average about 1.4 lbs per week in weight loss.
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