Fat-burning during workouts

[ny biker]

True, but by definition it's much easier to sustain a lower intensity. Most people can ride a bicycle all day long at 60-70% of MHR. Start getting up near 90-95% and you're talking half an hour or 45 minutes for all but the most highly trained athletes. A ride of moderate length and intensity will always burn more calories than an interval workout or just going out and hammering for a very short time.

Interesting take. My trainer presented it to me in a different way: if you're going to do cardio for an hour, you'll burn more calories overall (and more fat calories) if you do intervals/high intensity for that hour than if you do low intensity exercise.

People might be physically capable of exercising for a longer period if the intensity is lower, but you need to have time in your schedule for it.

[channlluv]

DH just told me that he found out the calories my Garmin says I'm burning should be cut in half, so that 2,000 calorie ride last weekend was really only 1,000. grrr.

Roxy

[Tuckervill]

Why did he say that?

Karen

[tctrek]

DH just told me that he found out the calories my Garmin says I'm burning should be cut in half, so that 2,000 calorie ride last weekend was really only 1,000. grrr.

Roxy

Agreed. My Garmin always calculates calories burned way too high.