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When it comes to burning calories, your heart rate is much more important than what you are doing.
If you can reach and sustain the same heart rate for the same amount of time you will burn pretty much the same amount of calories regardless of activity.
For the same length of time, riding flat out will burn more calories than a casual walk, while walking briskly can burn more than a casual ride.
When you have a set distance, cycling will burn less calories than walking at the same level of effort, as the higher speed of the bike means you'll finish the distance faster.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoIt all depends on how you do it. Vigorous exercise of any type will burn calories but in general running involves more muscle groups. But the stationary bike will minimize your joint impact and possibly reduce the damage that exercise inevitably causes.
Calorie burn is much more about effort than about what activity you're doing.
Basically, whatever you do that get you equally winded and sweaty, will use up pretty much the same amount of calories for any given time.
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∙ 10y agoIt doesn't have to, and doesn't always do.
When it comes to burning calories, your heart rate is much more important than what it is that you are doing. If you can reach and sustain the same heart rate for the same amount of time you will burn pretty much the same amount of calories regardless of activity.
For the same length of time, riding flat out will burn more calories than a casual jog, while running hard can burn more than a casual ride.
When you have a set distance, cycling will burn less calories than running at the same level of effort, as the higher speed of the bike means you'll finish the distance faster.
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∙ 13y agoYes, but they're both great for your health!
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Does running burn more calories than biking?
When it comes to burning calories, your heart rate is much more important than what it is that you are doing. If you can reach and sustain the same heart rate for the same amount of time you will burn pretty much the same amount of calories regardless of activity.Since jogging will lead to a higher heart rate than walking, you will, minute for minute, burn more calories jogging.
Intercourse burns as many calories as running a mile?
No, running will burn far more calories.
You burn more calories by running or doing kickboxing?
when you do kickboxing you burn off more calories cause you are more active and moving around.
How many calories do you burn in 1 mile run?
How many calories that you burn biking 6 miles will depend on how much you weigh, and how fast you go. If you weigh 150 pounds and were riding 15 minutes per hour you would burn approximately 964 calories.
Do you burn more calories speed walking or running?
Running because it uses more energy. You are moving faster And your heart beats faster burning more calories.
Why does squash burn a lot of calories?
Squash involves a lot of movement and running and this is all exercise. The more the body has to move and the more energy this takes, the more calories it will burn.
Do you burn more calories running outside or on a treadmill?
For most people the calories would be very close to the same. Remember when you are on a treadmill you don't have the wind resistance to deal with. This could cause a slight difference in calorie burn, making running outside burn a few more calories.
Which is more beneficial to reduce waist either cycling or jogging?
Answer:When it comes to burning calories, your heart rate is much more important than what it is that you are doing. If you can reach and sustain the same heart rate for the same amount of time you will burn pretty much the same amount of calories regardless of activity.For the same length of time, riding flat out will burn more calories than a casual jog, while running hard can burn more than a casual ride.When you have a set distance, cycling will burn less calories than walking at the same level of effort, as the higher speed of the bike means you'll finish the distance faster.Cycling is low-impact, while jogging is high-impact, so cycling will be kinder on your body.
If you weigh less do you burn more calories when running?
theoretically a heavier person will burn more calories running the same distance than a lighter person. There is more muscle and more mass to be moved on a heavier person therefore more energy is needed.
