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Figuring out calories burned?
I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap). So I
bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway to figure this out? |
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On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:56:51 GMT, chris christanis
wrote: I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap). So I bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway to figure this out? My heartrate monitor tells me this, although it's probably just a guess on its part. However, if I ride hard one day over the same terrain as a previous day's ride, it'll give me a higher calories burnt for the hard day. -- Bob in CT Remove ".x" to reply |
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chris christanis Wrote: I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap) So I bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway t figure this out? Go to 'www.fitday.com' (http://www.fitday.com) . It's not 100 accurate but then again neither was your bike computer. Dan -- BanditManDan |
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"BanditManDan" wrote in message ... chris christanis Wrote: I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap). So I bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway to figure this out? Go to 'www.fitday.com' (http://www.fitday.com) . It's not 100% accurate but then again neither was your bike computer. Dan. -- BanditManDan www.caloriesperhour.com is another good site for this type of information |
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"chris christanis" wrote:
I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap). So I bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway to figure this out? I have one of those and think it is great. The only other cyclocomputer I've seen with calorie consumption estimation was in the $150 range (and *not* cordless IIRC). In that light, I see them as a *value* not "cheap", but also expect that feature will show up on more of the better 'puters next year. Highly accurate too at least as to speed (and therefore distance, avg speed etc). Recently there was one of those automated radar speed things down the street off and on for about 9 weeks. Coming down the hill on my way out to ride I could verify the read out vs the radar thingie. FWIW, 13 - 15 miles works out to about 1000 calories at 10.5 - 11.5 MPH average for me. |
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"chris christanis" wrote in message ... I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap). So I bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway to figure this out? I use a software called crosstrainer, it's excellent to diet, train and have a big picture view at calories intake and expense. You can download a free trial he http://www.download.com/Crosstrainer...ml?tag=lst-0-1 |
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"chris christanis" wrote in message
... I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap). So I bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway to figure this out? I've included a Calorie and Watts Calculator in my CycliStats ride log and training diary software ( http://www.CycliStats.com ). The calculation is automatic whenever you log a ride (see http://www.shastasoftware.com/CycliStats/addride.htm for a screen shot). But if you want to override the program's assumptions, you can open the Calorie and Watts Calculator and play around with the variables yourself (see http://www.shastasoftware.com/CycliS...calculator.htm ). -- ~_-* ....G/ \G http://www.CycliStats.com CycliStats - Software for Cyclists |
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"chris christanis" wrote in message ... I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap). So I bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway to figure this out? You might try this formula Calorie = (1 + 0.0276 * (Average HR – 100)) * (3.5 + 0.0887 * (Weight – 40)) * Time Where HR is heart rate in beats per minute, weight is in pounds, and time is in minutes. |
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"chris christanis" wrote in message ... I had a cheap Bell computer that did it for me but it fell off (cheap). So I bought a cateye but it does not tell you calories burned. Anyway to figure this out? You might try this formula Calorie = (1 + 0.0276 * (Average HR – 100)) * (3.5 + 0.0887 * (Weight – 40)) * Time Where HR is heart rate in beats per minute, weight is in pounds, and time is in minutes. |
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"VBadJuJu" none@ wrote
Highly accurate too at least as to speed (and therefore distance, avg speed etc). Recently there was one of those automated radar speed things down the street off and on for about 9 weeks. Coming down the hill on my way out to ride I could verify the read out vs the radar thingie. Bike "computers" are simple wheel revolution counters, they're all as accurate as the tire size input. FWIW, 13 - 15 miles works out to about 1000 calories at 10.5 - 11.5 MPH average for me. That sounds off by a factor of 4 or so, it's way too high unless that is up a very steep hill. You can't accurately measure calories without measuring watts, and that's a difficult thing to do, the equipment is available to do that (e.g. Powertap), but it's expensive. |
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