The general thumb rule of 1:3 ratio of running is to cycling , makes running a better option for weight loss. Is it true?
Running Apps today measure calories with runs, cycling and treks and the ratio does not seem so accurate.
So which one is better - runs or cycle or treks for weight loss!
I would say running if you are using a set amount of time.
running in the short term, until you get injured and turn into a fatass. Cycling more sustainable for weight management and general fitness in the longer term, particularly if you can use Zwift/indoor training for the majority of it as it's much more time efficient
It’s not a 1:1 but it’s also not a 1:3.
I do a good amount of both and on an easy hour run I’ll burn about 750-800 calories and on 90 min bike session in zone 2 I’ll burn the same about.
Cycling is effective at weight loss as long as you get your diet under control. In 2008 I went from 284 pounds to 174 in one year, all from cycling.
Does it take more time? Of course. With cycling you can do 5 rides in a week @90 minutes for 7.5 hours of training. You won't be running 7.5 hours in a week if you're overweight. You can also go nearly all out everytime you're on the bike and you can't do that when you run.
The problem with cycling is that it makes me so hungry after a ride.
I finish a run, I don’t want to eat much. When I finish a bike ride I want to eat the entire fridge
Learning to stop cramming your pie hole is what’s best for weight loss. Exercise may contribute slightly but can’t make much of a dent in the what you’re shoving in there.
I find it easier to lose weight while running just because I don't want to eat much before my runs.
In terms of calories burned, I typically average 200 watts on easy days, which burns around 600 calories/hr, which is the same as like 6 miles of running per hour. So if I do 2 hours of riding that's 1200 calories which is about the same as a 12 mile run.
Free_the_thigh wrote:
The problem with cycling is that it makes me so hungry after a ride.
I finish a run, I don’t want to eat much. When I finish a bike ride I want to eat the entire fridge
Yes!
I think it might have to do with cycling uses larger muscles and builds muscle mass more than running does. That requires more calories. And muscle burns calories long after a workout is over, so you need to fuel up relatively more than if you were running only.
I know this from personal experience. Every time i start biking more as cross-training, i get famished and i remain hungrier all day long. Same thing when i start weight lifting. And both are done in addition to my routine running.
When i don't do these forms of cross-training and only run, i get a lot lighter.
Running using Running Apps and watches to analyse the total distance, speed, time taken and calories burn. Interval running is also a popular practice and enables weight loss without much of injuries
I guess Interval running is safe and less prone to injuries. It is good for a alter between walk and run and thereby lose weight. Obviously diet also plays a critical role.
That is so true. After cycling you tend to get hungry where as running kills your hunger.
for efficiency sake, running burns 3-4x the calories in the same amount of time as cycling. That being said, my working on a level 10 of an elliptical machine burned almost the same amount of calories per hour as running did, also much easier on the joints.
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