I jog 1.5 miles in 15 minutes. What would be the equivalent in using a stationary bike?

Answer 1

Stationary Level 1-5 for 20 minutes = 2 miles

Stationary Level 6-10, 20 minutes = 4 miles

Answer 2

I am a triathlete and live in a climate with harsh winters, so I have a lot of experience with riding indoors on stationary bikes. First of all, making a comparison of running to riding is a very difficult one to make. They work out different muscle groups and generally, you need to be on a bike longer to burn as many calories as a run. It depends on why you are trying to find the equivalent workout on the bike. In general, I go by a rule of three when making comparisons. So for example, if you are running 10 minute miles, then a 3:30mile on the bike would be approximately equivalent for 15 minutes. This is a very rough estimate though. If you are after calories, you burn about 100 calories per mile of running, so you can also use the calorie counter (which is not very accurate) on the bike for a rough estimate to compare. I am a big believer in heart rate training though, so that would be my biggest suggestion. Take your heart rate after your next run and try to mimic that on the bike. You should be able to determine the cardio range for your age from basic charts, so just try to get on the bike and get your heart rate to a comprable level. Best of luck in your training and I hope this helped.

Answer 3

I run at a mininmum of 4 miles a day. I have to have a minimum 2 mile time of 16:53 to qualify in my running event. I use a stationary bike to help me on my endurance and pace. lets say you run 1 mile in 10 minutes, and you want to keep that, set the bike up at 7 and pedal away for 20 minutes. you will then have doubled your cartio work out, but you will have exserted the same amount of calories for the distance.

I personaly perfer to use a treadmill and set it for x-country at a moderate to dificult setting and then maintain a 6 to 7 minute mile pace for about 4 and a half miles or 20 minutes, when I do this routine I can usualy run 2 miles in j14:10-14:20 minutes. when i skip my routine for several weeks and run a timed 2 mile I usualyy come in at just under 16 minutes. My personal goal is to run 2 miles in under 12 minutes.Ohh I forgot to mention I am 28 years of age in the millitary and I have been an athletic runner since age 11.

Answer 4

15 miles per week? What's taken you so long to get into cycling? You've basically primed yourself for it. It's still a good thing to do. I'm a cyclist that has just started alternative between jogging and riding in the last couple of weeks. It's hard to go to jogging from cycling but the other way around, the transition should be fairly easy. Good luck with cycling. You'll definitely save your knees and welcome to "The Dark Side!!!"

Answer 5

The simple answer

If you raise you heart rate by the same amount as you do when you jog then the fifteen minutes will give you an equivalent work out.

Of course you will need something to pound your legs so that you can simulate the same joint damage.

Answer 6

i runner, i run the mile all the time. Keep running on the road, stationary bikes are worthless, and not that effective.

Answer 7

no. that is a simple machine. it helps you. im in 8th grade and my brother is in 12th. hes ran for 6 years. i run with my him. we went 8 miles. twice in 1 day. (boring day) he runs all the time. sorry but thats not the same... you should go about 3 miles to be equivelent. good luck