Ye and me both
I cycled in, against the wind. My fancy Runkeeper Pro app said it was 1.68 miles with a steep incline halfway (that I felt every inch of), and that I burned off a grand total of 68 calories.
Life isn't fair.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:19, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I know, 25 mins on a crosstrainer will only be 250 for me as I'm lazy and can't run.
I'm not looking forward to tonight. Fitness class. Called Body Blitz.
I may not be alive tomorrow.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:21, Reply)

But 68 calories for 10 minutes fast cycling?! How's that fair?!!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:24, Reply)

Calories are twice as easy to amass than to get rid off.

( girlinthehole, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:26, Reply)

Proof there is no benevolent God

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:30, Reply)

?
and also
?

What's that supposed to mean, BGB?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:32, Reply)

Its the sort of thing fat people say to feel better about being fat.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:44, Reply)

That's enough energy to heat 68kg of water 1C
Perfectly enough for 10 mins work.

Assuming you're talking Kcal.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:29, Reply)

Yes I am

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:30, Reply)

Or it's 284 512 joules if that makes you feel better.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:32, Reply)

there is nothing worse
than reading the calorie content in something and seeing the kj by mistake. especially if you've already eaten it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:37, Reply)

But then you look at the real stuff and feel a lot better.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:39, Reply)

not always
she says, bitterly
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:40, Reply)

the worst thing is the arm cycle
because i have quite feeble scrawny arms, and it is absolutely knackering. 10 mins on that beastly thing last night was far more exhausting than 25 mins on the crosstrainer or 40 mins on the treadmill....... for a lousy 60 calories. it sucks.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:31, Reply)

Arm cycle?
What's one of them?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:38, Reply)

exactly what it sounds like
you sit in front of it and cycle with your arms. it hurts like a little bitch!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:40, Reply)

I've never seen anyone do this
It seems torturous and silly looking.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:42, Reply)

it's v good for arms and shoulders
but it hurts. it doesn't look like a bike, btw.

if i were clever enough, i'd link you a pic - someone help????
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:45, Reply)

It's alright, I can use Google :)
I'm doing press-ups and arm dips to help build some upper body strength, and also a few reps with weights.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:46, Reply)

try a cardio-boxing routine with dumbells
fucking hell, that puts on upper body bulk fast.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:48, Reply)

As in, shadow boxing while holding weights?
Yeah, I might need to take some weights off my dumbells before trying that one.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:50, Reply)

yeah, basically, but you want to get a training routine from somewhere though.
Like, a boxercise class or something. You don't want heavy dumbells, no - you can't move your hands fast enough. I use 5kg I think.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:54, Reply)

I'll look into that, cheers
I've already got the boxer's skipping rope, which has lead to comedy and near tragedy...
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:57, Reply)

It's not :(

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:34, Reply)

I'm not sure how you can ascribe the human concept of fairness
to a combination of Newton's second law and principles of work and kinetic energy.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:39, Reply)

this is why noone ever wants to sleep with scientists

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:40, Reply)

Denial is a river in Egypt, sweetie.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:43, Reply)

this should not have made me laugh
bad badger
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:45, Reply)

haha. would it have been better or worse if I'd have done the swaying finger-clicking thing?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:50, Reply)

much much worse

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 12:03, Reply)

you love it.


disclaimer: You may not, at all, love it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 12:14, Reply)

I suppose if a man needs 2000 calories a day to stay the same
And I'm now having less than that, then an extra minus 68 calories is only going to help with losing weight.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:41, Reply)

I've been to the gym more this past week than I have since the beginning of the year.
*hurts*
( girlinthehole, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:25, Reply)

I've packed mine in
Bought a weights bench and going running instead. £45 a month better off
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:28, Reply)

Is runkeeper any good for cycling?
does it calibrate with how fast you are going vs energy expenditure and such like?

and nothing can compensate for wind resistance, and that can easily quadruple the energy you use on a bike if you're going at a decent speed.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:29, Reply)

It has a cycle function
It'll track distance vs time, and includes elevation (so can then work out speed and energy expenditure), and plots it all on a map for you. It's free on the app store for January, and seems to work well.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:32, Reply)

OK, that's not quite what I meant
if you cycle the route at, say, 10mph and again at 20mph does it record 4 times as much energy burnt? I wasn't sure running apps bothered factoring the wind resistance squared thing.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:35, Reply)

I don't know, only started using it yesterday :/
I'm certain it won't factor in wind resistance though.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:37, Reply)

sorry, I'm being a tool
I meant 8 times as much energy. KE goes with velocity^2, so travelling twice as fast requires 4 times as much energy just for the speed, and then wind resistance is related to v^2 as well, so it's probably close to 8 times as much energy to actually cycle twice as fast. Test it out!
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:41, Reply)

I'll see how it goes
I'm starting to record all my trips, and as I get fitter I'll be able to cycle faster.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 11:43, Reply)