If you ride your bike around the block 3 times a day will you lose weight?

Answer 1

If you're hoping to lose one pound for each day that you've ridden for one hour - forget about it. But if you ride for one hour each day you stand a good chance of losing 1-2 pounds each week you keep it up - as long as you have your eating under control.

Any attempt at weight losshas to start with controlling what you eat, as the foods we have available today can be so high in calories.

The next thing is how hard you're riding. If you're just keeping the pedals turning w/o putting any power into them you won't be losing any calories that way.

But again - you've got to start with controlling your diet. Riding with a moderate effort for one hour will use up about one muffin worth of calories. So be strict with yourself and don't expect any miracles.

Answer 2

Yes, but only if you bust your butt for that whole hour.

Answer 3

Not significantly if you don't change your diet. Around the block 3x a day on a bike is really not enough.