How many calories do I burn biking?
You can burn 145-765 calories in 30 minutes of biking.
It depends on how much you weigh and how fast you bike. Below is an estimate of how many calories you can burn by biking (at various speeds) for 30 minutes.
8 miles per hour (mph) (7.5 minute mile)
- If you weigh 150 lbs, you can burn approximately 145 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 200 lbs, you can burn approximately 190 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 250 lbs, you can burn approximately 240 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 300 lbs, you can burn approximately 285 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 350 lbs, you can burn approximately 335 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 400 lbs, you can burn approximately 380 calories in 30 minutes.
10 mph (6 minute mile)
- If you weigh 150 lbs, you can burn approximately 215 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 200 lbs, you can burn approximately 285 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 250 lbs, you can burn approximately 360 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 300 lbs, you can burn approximately 430 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 350 lbs, you can burn approximately 500 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 400 lbs, you can burn approximately 575 calories in 30 minutes.
12 mph (5 minute mile)
- If you weigh 150 lbs, you can burn approximately 285 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 200 lbs, you can burn approximately 380 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 250 lbs, you can burn approximately 475 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 300 lbs, you can burn approximately 575 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 350 lbs, you can burn approximately 670 calories in 30 minutes.
- If you weigh 400 lbs, you can burn approximately 765 calories in 30 minutes.
Ainsworth BE, Haskell WL, Whitt MC, et al. Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 9, Suppl., pp. S498–S516, 2000.
Calorie calculations from equation: (METs x 3.5 x body weight in kg)/200 = calories/minute
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