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Anonymous
How good is biking for losing belly fat?
How much would one have to ride per day?
>> Anonymous
20 miles a day minimum. 5 days a week.
>> Anonymous
>>127819
not if you ride hard, a hard short ride is a good as long one
>> Anonymous
>>127832
Not necessarily. At lower intensity, your muscle cells get a higher percentage of energy from fat than from glycogen. The result is that a longer, slower ride that burns, say, 500kcal will take more of those calories from fat than a shorter, fast ride that burns the same amount of energy.
>> Anonymous
>>127858
Sauce: http://www.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?id=letters2002_11_07

>...at intensity levels above about 80 percent, the contribution of fat oxidation to energy needs falls of very quickly, becoming very minimal at about 90 percent. At greater intensities, you're burning muscle glycogen. The ideal "fat-burning" range is 65-80 percent according to a recent study by Achten et al. Note also, that if you ingest carbohydrates prior to or during your ride, you may impair the fat oxidation process. So for rides shorter than about two hours, skip the pre-ride energy bar, stick with water in your bottle, and keep your intensity in the ideal fat-burning zone of 65-80 percent.
>> Anonymous
>>127858
then why is HIIT so effective at burning fat
>> Anonymous
>>127881
The idea behind doing high intensity intervals is that they help to raise your basal metabolic rate. If you're successful at doing so, the result is that you'll burn more calories at rest-- literally while you sleep. So, in theory, the optimal weight-loss program would be combining lots of low-intensity aerobic work with HIIT.
>> Anonymous
I'm going to bump this because:

a) it applies to all exercise, not just cycling, and

b) anyone currently tempted to start a 'ZOMG how does I lost weight' thread should read this before doing so.
>> Anonymous
I live in portland, it is full of fat vegans who ride 10+ miles a day.

You gots to LIFT