Old 07-17-06, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Mothra
That sounds about right... It takes me at least 30-minutes/10-miles to warm up, sometimes even longer. So I'd say to actually lose weight, you need to ride at least 90-120 minutes a day, 10-12 hours/week. It's really the 2nd and 3rd hour into a ride that really burns off the calories after you've fully warmed up. If time is limited, it's better to do a single 3-hour ride on teh weekend than three 1-hour rides during the week.
Maybe so. But it also seems like I can ride a lot harder for one hour than I can for 3 hours, so I feel like I'm getting a better workout with 3 one-hour rides. The real hard part is that many of us should be exercising for 90 minutes or more every day. Some benefits of exercise for diabetes and blood pressure, for example, only last for about 24 hours.

The only way I can get in that much exercise on a daily basis is to bike-commute to work and other places.
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