Originally Posted by
rgconner
Well, unless the METS are wrong, you know how many calories you burned. METS is Multiples of Basal Metabolic Rate, so it does include the calories you would burn sitting on a couch for the same amount of time.
I don't think Strava includes BMR in the calorie burned count.
FWIW, Strava is far more conservative than other tools I have used. Samsung Health and Wahoo Fitness come up with much higher numbers. Strava does not appear to have a linear slope when it comes to body weight, increasing body weight does not have the 1:1 effect that a METS calculation would have. Double the mass, double the calories required.
If you really wanna know, it takes a properly calibrated Power Meter. Can't cheat with those!
But it seems I can't follow my own advice... cycling doesn't follow this kind of linear relationship. The main resistance is air, so body weight means very little. The only time when body weight is a big factor in terms of energy expenditure is when your are going up a hill. Double the mass does not mean double the calories required.