Exercise and Calories Burnt

[zipadeedodah]

At the end of last year I decided enough was enough and I HAD to lose weight. Since then I have lost about 3 and a half stone. I try to do 10 miles a day on an exercise bike, which takes me anywhere between 33 and 35 minutes. My bike tells me that this is roughly burning 400 calories, but I know that actual calories burned depends on many factors. Does anyone know what these are? And the amount of difference they will make?

[Ethel]

It depends on your sex, your weight and your level of fitness.

A hugely overweight unfit person would burn a lot more calories than a healthy fit person used to the exercise.

For optimum exercise buy yourself a heart rate monitor - they can be bought quite cheaply now - and work within your fat burning zone:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/moser9.htm

[zipadeedodah]

Thanks Ethel :o)