which burns more calories biking or walking?

Question

my g/f wants to know if light road riding on a hybrid bike (nothing extreme) can compare to a very brisk walk (powerwalking) as far as burning calories. i would think a brisk walk would burn more because cycling on rd. doesnt have much resistance imo. thx.

yea i guess it all depends, she rides on pretty flat surfaces and then you also have the option of selecting easier gears on a bike as well as coasting.

Answer 1

Wouldn't that depend on how long you are doing it and how you are doing it?

You can bike up hill or down hill. You can walk fast or slow.

In general a fast walk with exaggerated arm swings will burn more calories. In fact, you can burn more calories with that fast walk then you can running.

But it really depends on the technique.

Answer 2

Use this chart
The third table lists a wide variety of exercises and the caloric expenditures for a 123 lb women and a 170 lb man. Data for this table was taken from Reebok Instructor News, Volume 5, Number 2, 1997.
Activity & Calories/10 min
123 lb women
170 lb man
Basketball
77
106
Cycling (5.5 mph)
36
49
Cycling (9.4 mph)
56
74
Cycling (racing)
95
130
Dance Exercise (High Impact Aerobics)
94
124
Dance Exercise (Low Impact Aerobics)
80
105
Football
74
102
Racquetball
76
107
Rope Skipping (slow)
82
116
Rope Skipping (fast)
100
142
Running (8 min/mile)
113
150
Running (11 1/2 min/mile)
76
100
Skiing (Cross Country)
80
106
Stairmaster
88
122
Step Aerobics (4 inch bench)
48
66
Step Aerobics (6 inch bench)
58
80
Step Aerobics (8 inch bench)
67
92
Step Aerobics (10 inch bench)
75
104
Soccer
78
107
Swimming (back stroke)
95
130
Swimming (breast stroke)
91
125
Swimming (fast crawl)
87
120
Swimming (slow crawl)
95
130
Swimming (side stroke)
68
90
Swimming (treading water)
35
48
Tennis (singles)
61
81
Volleyball
28
39
Weight training (super circuit)
104
137
Weight training (muscular strength)
44
60
Weight training (muscular endurance)
58
80
Walking (3.5 mph)
45
59

Answer 3

Walking ,of course, but you can bike much longer than you could walk. If time is a constraint, walk, if you have all day, bike.

Answer 4

I suppose it all depends on the terrain. Biking uphill will burn more calories than walking downhill.

Answer 5

Too many variables to answer. Go by heart rate. If you don't have a monitor, a finger on the carotid and a stop watch will do. Bigger number wins.

Answer 6

biking

Answer 7

biking

Answer 8

walking

Answer 9

walking

Answer 10

envelope licking
licking one envelope can burn as much as 30 calories