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
I've worn a heart rate monitor on my commute in the past and for what it's worth those numbers seem in the ballpark. I'm sure there's a lot of variability. I'd burn a lot more calories covering the same distance in the winter with studded tires and a little snow on the ground.
Before the heart rate monitor would calculate calories I had to determine and input a resting heart rate. Given that I'd assume that not everyone burns the same amount of calories doing the same thing. So if an accurate calorie count is important you probably can't rely on just those estimates that you've gotten.