Why is it so hard to answer a simple question.

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The thing that irritated me, is I gave information, and they didn't ask for more, they just flat out tried to change the subject to something else.It's just a cheap bodytone mini cycle, and the resistance is set to max, I don't imagine it's more than 30-50 calories an hour because it's pretty light resistance.I was just kinda pissed off when I wrote this because I asked a simple question and instead of asking for more information, or just not replying, they had to turn it into something else.It'd be like if someone asked, how many calories are in a hamburger. And instead of asking which burger or what's on it, I just saying. Get the salad, that's how many.

Some think "weight loss" the minute you bring up "calories". They don't give it much thought.Ranting out your frustration is good. =) That minicycle of yours, it's good for cardio exercise. The calories burned on using it, the number is indeed pretty low. It will depend on how fast you pedal it. Vigorous pedaling will burn a bit more calories. I wouldn't suggest it though as it may cause injury.

I'm hoping it burns about as much as walking, though granted I don't peddle super fast, probably only 3-4mph worth

Walking burns more calories than using minicycle at 3-4mph. Since you are only using it for cardio, you shouldn't worry about calories. The plus points are that using it helps the blood circulate well in the legs and the muscles get some warm up exercise. PS: I tried to look for info on minicycles. All I could find was that these are not a good option for burning more calories. I didn't find any other info on these.

I see, ah well. Thanks for at least attempting.

Do you know the miles per hour you’re going? If you (at 160 ibs) walk an hour you'll burn approximate 300 cals.Jogging for an hour will burn approximate 500 cals. I had to look up the machine but my guess would be for an hour you could burn something like 400 to 500 calories. 300 if you’re not peddling fast. If your peddling at a racing / run speed. If your peddling is more relaxes and slower the cals burned will be lower. 300 - 200 is my guess. I dought your peddling at 3 - 4 mph. 10mph is a snail... lol If you stay commutable you may be peddling at 11 - 12 mph but if you break into sweats (you should be sweating) you could be 14-16 mph. I can peddle 20mph for a minute with a 2 minute recovery peddle at 12mph and then again the 20mph. 1 minute complete stop, sip of water and then again. My set # depends. Each set has reps of 1 20mph and 2 min 12mph peddling. I’m only saying this for an example of why I don’t think your peddling 3-4 mph. At slowest mph maybe 10mph and that would not make you sweat, even for an hour of peddling.

Originally Posted By: CR! Do you know the miles per hour you’re going? If you (at 160 ibs) walk an hour you'll burn approximate 300 cals.Jogging for an hour will burn approximate 500 cals. I had to look up the machine but my guess would be for an hour you could burn something like 400 to 500 calories. 300 if you’re not peddling fast. If your peddling at a racing / run speed. If your peddling is more relaxes and slower the cals burned will be lower. 300 - 200 is my guess. I dought your peddling at 3 - 4 mph. 10mph is a snail... lol If you stay commutable you may be peddling at 11 - 12 mph but if you break into sweats (you should be sweating) you could be 14-16 mph. I can peddle 20mph for a minute with a 2 minute recovery peddle at 12mph and then again the 20mph. 1 minute complete stop, sip of water and then again. My set # depends. Each set has reps of 1 20mph and 2 min 12mph peddling. I’m only saying this for an example of why I don’t think your peddling 3-4 mph. At slowest mph maybe 10mph and that would not make you sweat, even for an hour of peddling. However fast it is, it does cause a light sweat within 20 minutes. When I said 3-4mph worth, I was meaning equivalent to walking 3-4mph my legs are in constant motion without any real breaks. sometimes 15-20 seconds to stretch every 15-20 minutes.I move my legs many more times than I do walking, but it's in a much smaller motion, so I don't really know how to judge it.

I finally got an answer from someone who has a model that shows the calories you burn.Apparently it can vary from 250-400 calories an hour, depending on resistance and effort.

But is the answer correct? I say this, because people often want answers to questions that are difficult to answer. When someone gives them a definite answer with confidence, they take it to their hearts, even if the answer is rubbish.Science students need to learn about uncertainty in measurements. They particularly love digital instruments that give them a nice definite number (rather than the old analogue instruments where the needle would move about), and they have to learn that a definite number is not necessarily accurate.

No numbers are truly fully accurate. but it gives a range to look on.