Does riding a bike make someone lose weight?

Answer 1

Riding a bike can help you lose weight, but only if you restrict your caloric intake such that you are burning more calories per day than you are taking in. If you up your exercise level so that you are burning more calories, but simultaneously increase your caloric intake, you may actually gain weight!

So yes, riding a bike will help you burn calories and lose weight, but that is only one side of the equation. Keep your intake under control and you will lose weight.

BTW - if you can run just a 250 calorie per day deficit, you'll lose about a half pound per week. This is a very healthy and sustainable pace of weight loss. Also this is such a minimal deficit, you'll barely notice it. If you try to run a greater daily deficit, you are likely to feel pretty hungry.

Hope this helps you out.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes! I got back into biking about 4 years ago after a 15 year absence. I had gotten way out of shape and put on some pounds over the years while my son was growing up. I started out riding 30-45 minutes a day and gradually worked my way to a couple hours (more on the weekends). I bike commute to work when the weather is good and try to sneak in a ride whenever I can. Within about 9 months of getting back in the saddle, I lost about 50 pounds and have kept it off by riding every day. In the winter, I use an indoor trainer.

Answer 4

Try looking at it this way: There are about 3,500 calories in a pound of body weight. That means EVERY DAY you have a choice: Either EAT 500 calories ( 3,500 / 7 days ) LESS than you normally would like to, OR RIDE 500 calories more. For the average person, that means close to an hour at fairly vigorous pace (but not killing yourself).
This mentality works for me, and losing a pound a week while slow, is the best way ( i.e s-l-o-w-l-y) to get weight off and KEEP it off later.
PS
I find most charts with "calories burned per hour of X" (in this case cycling) to be a tad optimistic. I use a power meter on my road bike and on my trainer; I find I burn 700 calories/hour going pretty maximal, much less when "cruising", say about 4-500 per hour.
PPS
As a famous Reno NV framebuilder (he works only in steel) is fond of saying: "If you want a light bike, push back from the dinner table sooner".

Answer 5

I ride a bike every morning and night 4 to 5 miles each time, and I have lost about 35lbs. Good hey?

Answer 6

I lost 36 pounds this summer riding my bikes, but of course I did spend a lot of time riding. So far I have ridden about 1,300 miles.

Answer 7

That would one of two things. I started riding my bike everyday and still do. The first 6 weeks I lost 10 pounds by excerising and not eating junk food. Avoid junk food and try to avoid ice cream. Eat more healthier things such as fruits and maybe more veggies.

Answer 8

Riding alone won't make you loose weight. You need a sensible diet to loose weight. It always comes down to what you eat in weight loss.

Answer 9

Do what I do. Ride fifty to Six miles a day,eat one meal a day, and no meat. You will 60 to 70 pounds a year. I'm not kidding !

Answer 10

any cyclist will tell you that the most important part of losing weight/ training/race prepping is what you do in the kitchen.. You can ride all you want but if you do not eat properly you won't achieve the results you're shooting for.