Strange calorie counter.

Following a BBC link from a site where you can calculate your longevity, I
noticed that there was a calorie calculator he

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/womens/bbcwomen.shtml

Strangely, "fast cycling" is classed as 13 mph. OK, everyone has their own
speeds, but this seems very slow. Not only that, "fast jogging" is classed
as more or less the same speed.

I never go running unless there is a football involved as I'm too gangly to
run with any sort of rhythm, but once I ran with a GPS and 12 mph was like
sprinting as fast as I could run, hardly "jogging" IMO.

An hour long 5 a side last night and a 2 hour ride burned up nearly 2000
calories according to their calculator. So I had to replenish my energy
reserves with some "barley water" with hops in it ;-)

--
Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
53°44'N 0°26'W
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

Simon Mason wrote:

Following a BBC link from a site where you can calculate your longevity, I
noticed that there was a calorie calculator he

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/womens/bbcwomen.shtml

Strangely, "fast cycling" is classed as 13 mph. OK, everyone has their own
speeds, but this seems very slow. Not only that, "fast jogging" is classed
as more or less the same speed.

I never go running unless there is a football involved as I'm too gangly to
run with any sort of rhythm, but once I ran with a GPS and 12 mph was like
sprinting as fast as I could run, hardly "jogging" IMO.

An hour long 5 a side last night and a 2 hour ride burned up nearly 2000
calories according to their calculator. So I had to replenish my energy
reserves with some "barley water" with hops in it ;-)

--
Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
53°44'N 0°26'W
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net


my commutes have been around 16-17 mph avg.
It takes 50mins , I once did the return journey (14 miles )
in 44mins during a school halfterm when
the London traffic was low.
How many calories would this be? I've always thought
it around 500kcals. ( 1000kcals per day )

davep

Simon Mason wrote:
Following a BBC link from a site where you can calculate your
longevity, I noticed that there was a calorie calculator he

http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/womens/bbcwomen.shtml

snip

An hour long 5 a side last night and a 2 hour ride burned up nearly
2000 calories according to their calculator. So I had to replenish my
energy reserves with some "barley water" with hops in it ;-)

"These estimates are for women weighing 9-10 stone. Remember, burn more by
exercising longer and more often, not harder and faster."

Didn't think you'd be a bird with a name like Simon .

And remember, don't exercise harder or faster, you'll risk getting stronger
and being able to ride a bike at more than 13mph...

"Doki" wrote in message
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"These estimates are for women weighing 9-10 stone. Remember, burn more by
exercising longer and more often, not harder and faster."

Indeed, but my puzzlement was that I can just about reach 13 mph at top
running speed and yet they class it as fast "jogging". However, 13 mph on a
bike is also their top speed and yet it is very easy. I suspect the same
disparity would still hold whether you were a 7 st female or a 25 st bloke.

--
Simon M.

Simon Mason wrote:
Following a BBC link from a site where you can calculate your longevity,
I noticed that there was a calorie calculator he
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/womens/b...w.bbc.co.uk/h-
ealth/womens/bbcwomen.shtml
Strangely, "fast cycling" is classed as 13 mph. OK, everyone has their
own speeds, but this seems very slow. Not only that, "fast jogging" is
classed as more or less the same speed.
I never go running unless there is a football involved as I'm too gangly
to run with any sort of rhythm, but once I ran with a GPS and 12 mph was
like sprinting as fast as I could run, hardly "jogging" IMO.
An hour long 5 a side last night and a 2 hour ride burned up nearly 2000
calories according to their calculator. So I had to replenish my energy
reserves with some "barley water" with hops in it ;-)
--
Simon Mason Anlaby East Yorkshire. 53°44'N 0°26'W
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/http...ason.karoo.net


Bloody hell 12.5 mph a 'fast jog' that's world record marathon pace! (o
maybe just outsode if your a man

Brya


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Strangely, "fast cycling" is classed as 13 mph. OK, everyone has their own
speeds, but this seems very slow. Not only that, "fast jogging" is classed
as more or less the same speed.

I never go running unless there is a football involved as I'm too gangly
to
run with any sort of rhythm, but once I ran with a GPS and 12 mph was like
sprinting as fast as I could run, hardly "jogging" IMO.

Very odd. Maintaining 12.5mph whilst "jogging", you'd complete a mile in 4
minutes 48 seconds - and a full marathon in under 2 hours and 6 minutes!!
Paula Radcliffe couldn't even manage that - whilst many more people can go
"biking" at 13mph, or more.

Simon Mason:
Strangely, "fast cycling" is classed as 13 mph. OK, everyone has their own
speeds, but this seems very slow.

I upped my PB on my 20 mile route yesterday afternoon from 16.4mph to
17.3mph, which is plenty quick enough for me. I have designated this as my
'hard training' route, which I basically blast round as fast as possible,
though I haven't actually done it for about two months. But since the last
time I did it I have covered nearly 600 miles, so there are signs that
something is paying off. I also felt considerably better at the end of it
than I did last time - and that's an understatement.

Not only that, "fast jogging" is classed
as more or less the same speed.

Pffft!

So I had to replenish my energy
reserves with some "barley water" with hops in it ;-)

That reminds me of one of the other great benefits of cycling: you discover
things you would never discover otherwise. What am I talking about? Well, on
a recent ride on a new route, I happened upon a lovely little shop in an old
watermill that specialises in selling equipment for home brewing. It was on
a road that I would never have taken under any other circumstances, so
chances are if it weren't for cycling I would never have discovered this
shop. Magic.

d.

davek wrote:

That reminds me of one of the other great benefits of cycling: you
discover things you would never discover otherwise.

On my bike, I've discovered entire towns, villages and whole swathes of
countryside I wouldn't have known about!

It is indeed a great past-time.

ahem pastime

"davek" wrote in message
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I upped my PB on my 20 mile route yesterday afternoon from 16.4mph to
17.3mph, which is plenty quick enough for me. I have designated this as my
'hard training' route, which I basically blast round as fast as possible,
though I haven't actually done it for about two months. But since the last
time I did it I have covered nearly 600 miles, so there are signs that
something is paying off. I also felt considerably better at the end of it
than I did last time - and that's an understatement.

My average speed for all cycling trips is only 14.1 mph, but I go out for
2-3 hours to burn fat primarily. Now and again when I hit a certain bit of
music or I've got a car I'd like to race, I pedal as hard as I can for maybe
5 - 10 minutes. Other than that I just keep a nice steady heart rate of
110 -130. Five a side is plenty of max heart rate exercise!
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Simon M.