How many calories did your ride burn? Works for outdoor rides, e-bikes and exercise bikes.
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Cycling burns calories mostly in proportion to effort: a gentle ride under 16 km/h is light exercise, while riding at 25–30 km/h is very vigorous.
For road rides the calculator uses your average speed (distance ÷ time) to choose the MET value from the Compendium of Physical Activities; for other types it uses a fixed MET value.
| Type of cycling | Road cycling (by speed) |
| Time | 45 minutes |
| Distance (for road speed) | 15 |
| Distance in | km |
| Your weight | 70 kg |
| Weight in | kg |
| Calories burned | 441 kcal |
| Time | 45 min · 15 km at 20 km/h |
| Per hour at this effort | 588 kcal |
| Calories above resting | 386 kcal |
| Fat equivalent | 57 g (7,700 kcal ≈ 1 kg of body fat) |
| MET value used | 8 |
441 kcal.
| Type of cycling | Spin class |
| Time | 30 minutes |
| Distance in | km |
| Your weight | 60 kg |
| Weight in | kg |
| Calories burned | 268 kcal |
| Time | 30 min |
| Per hour at this effort | 536 kcal |
| Calories above resting | 236 kcal |
| Fat equivalent | 35 g (7,700 kcal ≈ 1 kg of body fat) |
| MET value used | 8.5 |
268 kcal.
About 150–300 kcal for a 70 kg person, depending on speed.
Running burns more per minute, but cycling is easier on the knees and lets you exercise longer.
Yes — light to moderate exercise, about half the effort of a regular bike at the same speed.