The amounts of calories you burn during your workout on a stationary bike depend on such aspects as your current weight, the speed you are pedaling and the length of your workout. You can also make the most out of your exercise time on the bike with extra exercises and speed drills.

  1. Moderate Speed – biking at moderate speed means your biking not too fast, not too slow and still able to conduct a conversation with someone. At this middle-ground pace you will burn around 200 to 300 calories on every 30 minute of exercise, thus vary based on your weight. If you are heavier, you will burn more surplus fat and thus your burned calories are higher. In time, as you lose weight, you will burn fewer calories for the same workout exercise.
  1. Accelerated Speed – Pedaling at a higher speed will definitely burn more calories than at a lower pace. You might be probably breath hard during an intense bike workout, but with a 200 pounds weight you can burn over 400 calories in 30 minutes of accelerated speed session on an upright stationary bicycle.
  1. Recumbent Bikes – these bikes let you recline and rest your back against a padded seat while you pedal. Although they are perfect for people with back, hip or knee problems, they keep your torso still and you will burn fewer calories, except if you work with various speeds and inclines. Plus, with the use of pro-active method along with the recumbent bike exercise, you will burn consistent and more calories than with an upright bike.
  1. Simulated Terrain – regardless if we are talking about an upright or recumbent machine your workout can be intensified with your bike’s computer options, such as modifying the simulated terrain, meaning you can set the bike to ride up or down cyber hills and give you resistance according to it. Generally, bikes have preset courses to start, or you can even plan your own during your workout by pressing the controls to modify the resistance.
  1. On-Bike Exercises – you can add to your stationary bike workout such things as upper body exercises along with weights or spinning. These are cardio training and are completed with resistance switch-ups and position changes. A spinning class of one hour might burn from 500 to over 1,000 calories, based on your weight and the intensity of the workout.