Both cycling and walking are excellent, relatively convenient forms of aerobic exercise. Bicycling typically burns more calories than walking; however, additional factors must be considered to make an accurate comparison.

1. Calories Burned

Biking is generally considered a more intense exercise than walking and usually burns more calories per minute. Speed, effort, incline, and weight significantly affect the calories burned per hour. You can use a calorie calculator to predict the calories you would burn for a workout.

For example:

A 190-pound person who bikes at a moderate pace of 12 to 13.9 miles per hour (mph) will burn approximately 690 calories in 60 minutes.

A more leisurely cycling pace (10 to 11.9 mph) reduces the number of calories burned to 518 in an hour.

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