May 25, 2011
The sun is out and gasoline prices are up. Now is the time to join happy commuters who ride their bikes to work, for errands and just for pleasure. Skip the gym and still lose weight. Here is a breakdown of how many calories you can burn bicycling at a moderate rate of 12 to 14 miles per hour.
Weight Time Calories burned Time Calories burned
125 lbs 30 minutes 226 1 hour 452
150 lbs 30 minutes 271 1 hour 543
175 lbs 30 minutes 316 1 hour 633
200 lbs 30 minutes 362 1 hour 724
225 lbs 30 minutes 407 1 hour 814
250 lbs 30 minutes 452 1 hour 905
Don't need to lose weight? Check out this list of yummy foods you can "justify" after a bike ride to work.
Indulgent food Calorie count
Chocolate brownie 226
Grande frappuccino 270
T-Bone steak, 8 oz. 402
French fries, 6.5 oz. 470
Chocolate milkshake, 12 oz. 630
Tillamook cheeseburger 640
Find the safest route to ride by logging onto the Portland metropolitan area bicycle trip planner, ByCycle.org. Select Find a route then put in your starting and ending street address. No city or zip code is necessary. Select route type of either normal or safer and then find route. ByCycle.org will bring up your bike route with both a map and detailed street or bike path directions, including distances. Need help? Connect with Metro by calling 503-813-7566.
Find a safe bike route
Enjoy the ride.