Brisk running burns more calories than cycling, but running causes more bodily stress and damage especially to knees. I've always cycled but I also competitively ran in an athletics club, but eventually one of my knees suffered. So it's just cycling now and it burns _sufficient_ calories for me. I really enjoyed this cycling-running comparison, thanks Manon! 😊
I think Manon did not stand a chance on that wahoo trainer. Tacx needs to bring back the Tacx Magnum, where you can really use all the muscles in your body to balance the bike and sprint.
I was in the Army for 12 years and have over that time run hundreds of miles and yeah I burned a lot of calories and stayed in shape. I also got a bunch of back, knee, and ankle injuries that I still have to deal with 8 years after I separated from the military. Even in my best shape I was running a 7 minute mile and even at a slower pace the longest I've ever run was 10 miles which was about an hour and a half. I can cycle for 3+ hours and its very low impact. I can burn way more calories because I can exercise for longer. Based on the data presented here and my subjective experience, mile for mile and time for time you will burn more calories running. Thats not the whole picture though since most people can ride longer than they can run so cycling for me burns more calories.
Pacing is key! When I’m just training, I’ll run up to 30km, in somewhere between 2hr 30 to 3 hrs depending on elevation gain (around 8:45-9:30 min/mile). I’ll run on trails for at least 2/3 of that (all of it, if I could!). I’m 44 and the only problems I get from my running are the similar to those I get from cycling - muscle strains (being old is rubbish). I used to run shorter distances all the time and absolutely hammer it, but now I only do that on a tempo run or a hill sprint session. It’s pretty sustainable physically if you do that! I was really bad at running and not getting injured until I was given some proper advice, and it’s made running much more fun than it used to be. I also managed the Bath Half in under 1hr 35mins last year training like this. Incidentally, I also love cycling, have always cycled and still do, and it is also amazingly good fun!
@@alexjohnstonjohnston5374 That is awesome and is a reflection of your peak physical conditioning. However, I don't think it changes my point that in order to sustain 2 to 3hrs of running you must be pretty much a world class athlete. I understand that my opinion is subjective, but it does come from someone who has run hundreds of miles and I will tell you that my longest run was at 10 miles which was a little over an hour and a half and I felt like every joint and muscle in my body was going to tear apart. This was when I was 23 and to your point maybe I could have used some proper advice to not get injured or to train better. In basic training in the Army and being 18 years old it took 2 months to get my 2 mile time under 16 minutes and the longest we ran was about 6 miles which was well under an hour of running and pushed me to my physical max. Juxtapose that with cycling, I started road cycling for the first time in my life at the end of January. I was overweight and had done no physical exertion at all for the 10 months prior to that. Due to covid and working remote I barely left the house. In one month, I went from riding 8 miles to 50 miles and spending 3+ hours in the saddle and burning 2700+ calories which is data collected in Strava which is incredible. Also while I understand you haven’t had many running related injuries I believe that is the exception and not normal. I think it’s a universally accepted truth that running is a high impact exercise particularly on the joints. That doesn’t mean people shouldn’t run or that it isn’t a great exercise but to my original point I think that it’s possible to burn my calories cycling primarily because you don’t need to be in peak physical condition with years of training to ride a bicycle for hours but you do to run for hours. If you can't tell by now, I'm also really biased lol. It's not so much that I love cycling, its the I really hate running. In my life, it never got easier, I never got a runners high, I was constantly plagued with injuries and it just wasn't fun for me. I still have friends who love running and I just don't get it.
There is no way, personally speaking, that I put as much into cycling as to running (I'm a pure runner). But for 2 years now, I've been only cycling, and pouring all available effort into that. So now I wonder..
That's true, eventhough running burn more calories. I like cycling more just because I can travel further while enjoying nice scenery and the wind breeze.
your body is arguably an even finer piece of machinery. You can replace all the components of your bike but I doubt you can replace any component in your body without suffering greatly on efficiency and safety.
@@ru40342 Oscar Pistorius? artificial limbs have come a looong way. it won't be too long before amputees have a significant advantage in all physical competition
At the end of the day, the calories burned really depends on the intensity when doing the exercise. If you upped the intensity for cycling, i am sure you can burn more calories then running, vice versa. Cycling for me burns more calories as can do it longer (3-4hours) whereas i barely run long for more than a hour.
To an extent. Max power output running will beat max power output cycling though. And max power output on a hand bike will be lower than either. However intensely you go at it, if you are using bigger muscles and exerting more force over more distance, you will burn more calories.
hmmmm. interesting but... if you run for 3-4 hours, you will burn more calories (following the video "protocol"). if you want to compare apple and oranges, of course it will work. in that case, you can find people who can't run or pedal for 30 mins so, they can spend 2500 calories from sitting on the sofa with a playstation. but that takes something like 24 hours. my point is: that would be out of the context too.
I am a runner. I absolutely love it! I mean I lived to run. My right knee in particular has paid the price. It sucks! I cried my last half marathon bc I knew it was my last one. I finally decided to get into cycling this year. A few weeks ago I bought my first road bike (2022 Trek Domane SL 5) it’s a beautiful bike. This new hobby has cost me about 5k so far 😵💫🤦🏾♂️. Looking forward to getting out and being active again. After winter❄️ is over anyway.
Running really tightens up my hip muscles, even with stretching I couldn't sustainably rely on running as my main form of exercise. Cycling is so much easier on the joints (even though you still need to stretch.)
I dosen't matter which sport burns most calories, the most important is to do a sport that you like. It's much better to ride a bike than ride the couch.
The body adapts over time to the activities you perform. People who are good at running are good at it because they’re body has adapted to that activity over repetition same with a person who cycles. The difference is only what you prefer. While I’m only a beginner cyclist, I can comfortably ride around 16-17 miles 5 days per week. I also spent 13 years in the US Military and being assigned to an Infantry Regiment for 4 years we ran an average of 18 miles per week . In fact the US Army standard was 4 miles in 36 minutes at a 9 minute mile pace, however that may be different now. Whilst I can still run, I prefer to ride because I get to see more and go further for the same amount of effort.
@@diamondstrings5212 it depends, sometimes we ran in full body armor over our PT’s, sometimes we ran carrying people on litters. We played combat soccer, which is just playing soccer with body armor on. Some people ran the ruck marches. I never did until I was overseas.
I’d really like to know “Dr. Ollie’s” take on this. There is a mountain of research on this topic. It’s also highly dependent on pace, weight and efficiency of the athlete, age and what we are looking to measure: calories per unit time, total calories achievable. E.g., I can cycle for 5-8 hours. I can’t run at the same level of perceived effort for 15 minutes. A fun show but short on science.
I really don't care which sport burns more, I just love pedalling. Plus cycling is far more "body-friendly" than running and this is not just from my own experience. Cycling, I've never had any injury caused by overtraining, working too much, just the usual fatigue and muscle damage which can be "cured" by resting or doing recovery rides. Running in the past, I've run into back problems and left calf pain which forced me to stop running for days or even weeks.
I love these 'not so scientific' studies! An hour, with no cooling fan? I think the surprise was that the running wasn't a huge lot more than the cycling, just shows what effort was put into pushing the pedals. Looking forward to the next challenge.
Someone DID steal my bike once. He rode by as I stood incredulous. Then I took off running after him. No contest. He stopped, got off, handed the bike back to me. Good to be of both disciplines sometimes.
Saw someone riding away on my bike. My own fault. I left it outside a shop unlocked thinking it’d be ok for a minute. Couldn’t catch them. Surprisingly about 2 months later saw it in the City Centre locked up. Waited for 4 hours for someone to come get it, but couldn’t wait any longer or I’d miss my bus. I was only 15 at the time. Gutted. Now I NEVER leave my bike unattended unless with someone or locked.
I found to have similar aerobic effect, tripling the cycle time is needed. Indoor machine exercise eliminates the frequent resting that is part of cycling due to gradient & traffic
I found that to get the same aerobic effect from cycling, I need to double the time and a little more than quadruple the distance. For me running 4 miles in 30 minutes is about equivalent to biking 18 miles in 60 minutes. No hills. The ratio hasn't changed much over the years. When I was younger it was more like 4.5 miles running in 30 minutes and 20 miles biking in 60 minutes.
The last time I ran for an hour I was training for a marathon...at the end of the run I realized I didn’t enjoy a single moment of it, found myself thinking about how much I would rather be riding, and I was doing it just to say I did it and not because I wanted to. I haven’t gone for a run since. I immediately switched from marathon training to fondo training and never looked back or regretted it. Good lesson for life, if you don’t like what you do then switch to something you do like. Life is too short to go through it unhappy!
I'll tell you what. As a runner who has learned how to actually get better times while running hilly courses, I started cycling and hills kill me. I've never found that "easy" gear. Yeah it gets easier but you go slower. With running, going slower up a hill can actually kill your muscles. Hills help me get back in the running mindset and kick my pace up a gear.
@@projectdaaltaran I am also a runner who just started cycling. It takes some time to figure out the gearing on hills. I live in a very hilly area and I am still learning. My friends that cycle helps me out too. But once you figure it out, hills get easier. And I agree with you on running up hills, they are not too bad.
I've been commuting in a very hilly area for several years on a bike. The hills are definitely easier to run and sprint up. Biking up the hill requires a sprint to build up momentum then grinding out the rest of the climb on a low gear which is much more exhausting than running up the same incline. You're moving 20-30 extra pounds up the same incline than running because you need to move your bike up the hill as well. There's no free lunch in physics. Going downhill however, cycling is much more efficient for obvious reasons ;)
No easy gear in running? Are you sure? What about jogging? or heaven forbid, walking? aren't those the equivalent of lower gears? Or even reducing your stride length? They all have the same effect of increasing the power out-put ratio. As for going down hill, you can always "tuck and roll" 🤣
Dont like go out running. Besides I always get hurt in my lower back and knees i find it quit boring. With cycling i can go much further, burn calories and get the thrill of riding hard.
Just trying to help. I don't know your situation, but Never Ever run on concrete especially if not young; and absolutely spend money, lots of it, on shoes.
I get that this wasn't really about the "science" of the test, but I would still find it more instructive if it was Heather vs Heather or if you told us how much difference there is in your weights? As for me, I used to do a LOT of running, but it was just getting too hard on my aging body so I took up cycling. Thank you GCN for all the help on that journey.
Aaron Whiting yes running can be much harder on the body and I certainly struggle to talk to fellow runners. I am intrigued by world class cyclist 20 something Manon Lloyd saying she can’t run. What does that mean? Is she saying she can’t dip below 15 minutes for the 5K.
I moved to forefoot running about 2 years back. I was a heel striker with a low cadence and a high vertical oscillation. It took about 3-4 months for my calf's to adapt. I'm hoping my style change will keep me going for longer. I also cycle on my rest days to save my joints.
@@hughstultz7849 I cycle 160kilometers no prob but can't even run 2k. Must add though that I have issues with my feet that really don't help but yeah, just because you can cycle for hours doesn't mean you can run for more than 10 minutes xD
Love both channels GCN & GTN. I learned a lot from these two channels and one example is that i never give any thoughts to the importance of saddle height and was struggling with knee pain and then i fixed the height and i am good now and pain is gone and thanks to you guys
For an overweight individual like myself, i cant run for more than 10 minutes without feeling pain on my left knee and lower back. But with cycling i can cycle continuously for 1hr without any pain, and yet burn close to 800kcal (already lost 5kg in 2 months since i started riding). So in my case, the money is well spent for cycling
At my age I find that I can make more notable and meaningful gains in cycling than in running, which itself motivates me to do do more (and hence burn more). Another enjoyable video GCN!
Nice to see it as a test on RUclips. Back in 2018, when I started cycling in earnest with Alpecin for the L'Etape du Tour gran fondo, I did find that even though I was riding more than I had ever run before (12+ hours per week), I was not losing as much weight as when I did a morning run 3 times per week for about 2,5 hours. I never considered comparing the calories burned, but that would have been an interesting comparison.
I prefer cycling over running because I can go further with less effort, it's about 5km to get out out town I running 3km is pretty much my limit, out of town is a lot nicer
I have been running consistently for the past three years. I added weight/resistance training to my workout 4 months ago. My Saturday morning run was disrupted by snow recently. I developed a hatred for the gyms treadmill so I decided to go on the spin bike. The next day I have pains in places I’ve never had them. Morel of the story is : do everything for the best results
Actually, if you can do a brisk walk for an hour, you can run (jog). When I started, I walked a 10k and monitored with a HRM. It estimated calories burned and when I jogged, the calories dropped even though I was going faster. It makes sense when you think about you switching from walking to running at some speed. You naturally sense that running is lower effort from there on up. It opened my eyes to Speed Walkers being just as much athletes as anybody. It still looks kind of silly though.
Manon/GCN, love your video, massive thumbs up. You, Manon and Heather awesome. Love to see you/Manon and Heather up against the boys, showing who's boss, you Manon and Heather boss over the boys.
I run a fair bit, ultra distance off road when I can. My experience is that cycling burns more “fat” calories as I’m in HR Zones 2-3 most of the time, very rarely in zone 5 on a bike. Running though sees me in Zones 4-5 most of the time so not as many “fat” calories burned. That’s why like to do both, best of both worlds. As for which burns most... for me both burn a similar amount it’s just where they are burned from that differs.
For me it comes down to what sport do you like better. I’ve have belonged to a running and cycling clubs in the pass while I was in the U.S Navy. Yes both sports do have their own injuries knee problems, back pain and joints issues. But the best thing is get out there and enjoy the freedom that both sports have to offer run or ride at a comfortable pace for yourself. Exercising for 20-30 minutes a day improves your mood and reduces stress. Thanks for sharing keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
The exercise that burns the most calories is the exercise you can perform on a regular basis. Too many of my athlete friends hae had problems with running (knee injuries and foot conditions). Yes in an hour the runners burn more calories, but how many of them can do an hour run on a regular basis? I'll keep my bike.
If you can't put an hour of running in your sched then you can't put an hour for biking as well. If you're talking about physical capabilities then run for 20-30 minutes a day. Beats cycling for an hour. I'm overweight 18kg but I can run for 45-50 minutes at 6.45 Km per hour with a maximum 2-3 minute rest in the middle. No problem. I also cycle but it takes too much time for losing weight.
@@saveusm1saki726 6.45 km/h running ? That's my brisk walking speed that I will do 8 hours a day or more without eating a single calorie . I am on intermittent fasting 17 hours a day for 2 months . At that "running" speed I burn only 60% in an hour compared to biking and soon it will be less than 50% as I regain my cycling fitness . Bike rules for me .
@@gerritgovaerts8443 I meant 6.45 minutes per km. I am now doing 5 minutes 20 seconds per KM. Nike run app's speed thingy is kinda weird but yea. For 25-26 minutes I can burn 455 kcal (according to nike). Running is so much better than cycling if your schedule is strict like mine.
@@saveusm1saki726 that explains it , still prefer cycling and walking over running myself , it's a much more natural thing for me , but that's personal
@@gerritgovaerts8443 True. Tbh I feel like cycling is a much better way of losing weight if you have time because I'd go bike for 3-5 hours and barely notice it because I'm just enjoying my trip. Turns out I already burned 2000-3000 calories already.
I do both. At 61, my runs or short 2-3 milers in zone 2. I have found that running helps keep legs toned up for cycling. But I do enjoy cycling over running.
Which sport leads to more injuries ?? For me it’s always been running. A good mix between the two and you’ll burn calories all the time and remain relatively injury free.
Good advice. Took me until 40 yo to figure that one out. Have had some injuries over the years. I'm battling with an injury since 3 months back currently. Train rowing and kept following my training plan that consisted of nothing but rowing+strength training despite feeling the injury coming on( rib fracture). A more diverse training plan might have prevented that kind of injury. So for example do a couple of cycling sessions each week rather than row. Less repeated same kind of strain on the body. Started cycling after the injury and going forward once I'm healed I will split my training into 60/40 rowing/cycling. Sure I will not be as strong a rower doing that but who cares really? I mean for anyone who isn't competing at a world class level what does it matter if your performance in one single sport isn't the best it could be?
I enjoyed this. I recently started running outside during winter. Cycling will always be my love, but running has a place in my heart as well. I also went over and subscribed to GTN.
Cycling is simply more fun. You can cover way more ground and see more of the city or the country side where you’re riding in. Plus much less impact on the joints.
Don't forget your digestive metabolic efficiency can be as low as around 25% so you may need to eat 4 times the calories you expend as actual work. = More choccie bars!
I've been a runner for the last ten years or so, and I absolutely love it. However, I'm getting a bit older now and after finishing a marathon a couple years back, I found myself fighting some persistent leg issues which I can't seem to get past anymore. So, I'm just starting to pick up cycling a bit. I found the bit about how easy it is to grab a bike and go out for an hour or two vs doing the same while running to be completely accurate. It took me a ton of training before I could consistently run for an hour or two. I'm fairly out of shape now (I'm only good for maybe a half hour to forty five minutes run at most these days). However after just a couple of practice rides, I went out for an hour forty last weekend. I was amazed that I could do that. Based on my experience, I thought it would take months of training before I could do that. Granted, in that time I only went like 21 miles, which I'm sure is slow as molasses compared to most cyclists, but I was pretty happy! Came back and found that even after a long ride like that , it didn't aggravate my high hamstring problems like running even a couple miles tends to do! So, I'm hoping to do a lot more cycling going forward. Thanks for this video!
@@rikkiola totally agree. But I think any exercise is good at any time. But also given the current situation it can also help your mental heath as well.
Average values for energy expenditure during various physical activities (woman 55 kg): cycling (11,3 km/h) = 3,9 kcal/min, (16,1 km/h) = 5,9 kcal/min. Running: (12,1 km/h) = 11,0 kcal/min, (16,1 km/h ) = 14,3 kcal/min. Individual differences and economy of movement play an important role too. (Physiology of Sport and Exercise 6th edition 2015, p. 133)
When I do 2 day fondos (100 - 120 miles per day) I weighed myself the first, second and third morning. The third morning after finishing fondo I always end up weighing 2-4 pounds more than the morning of fondo. If I want to get fitter, improve endurance and climbing hills, I gotta take up running or play regular football. Cycling only doesn't do much for my overall fitness.
True, but most people will ride for longer than they will run. So I guess if you've not got the time then running is better. However, if you dislike running in the first place like me, you're unlikely to do it as often or overall as much of it.
Statistician method would be something like: Person 1, on bike, compared to running, with the same measure instrument; Person 2, on bike, compared to running, with the same measure instrument; ... Person n, on bike, compared to running, with the same measure instrument. Comparing averages would be the final conclusion. Anyway, the vídeo is great for a sample. Thanks for sharing!
In scientific studies undertaken in the USA a few decades ago they are about the same. Look up "Metabolic Equivalent for Task Scores". Both depend on body mass and speed. There is at least one Apple app that uses it. If you want to calculate the number of calories you burn the formula is: Calories = Duration (H:M:S) * 1440 * METS score for the speed and physical activity * 3.5 * body mass in Kg / 200. The METS score for cycling at 14 mph is 10 and is defined as, "Racing or leisure, fast, vigorous effort". The equivalent METS score for running is at 6 mph.
3:06 that's the intro music from Hafthor Bjornsson :-) This is also my experience. When you have short time und want to burn much kcal, go running. Cycling burns less, but you can definitely cycle longer, than you can run. I also try to listen to my body. When i run to much, i get a little pain in my hips, (when i run like 30-40km a week) so i try to switch activities. Run, cycle and Weights, sometimes i go swimming too.
No, I'm 40 and 230 pounds. If you're going to do a lot of running, you need to wear the right shoes. That's a given. You also need to be wary of overtraining and mixing up surfaces is very beneficial too.
When you buy a friend/colleague a treat you love just to be polite but knowing full well and hoping they will pass on your generosity. Manon keeping it real with tactical moves 🤣🙌🏾 #cycleforchocolate
@Jarred Daw there is but for cycling it is usually much longer. Hence more time to burn calories. Also running is usually more stressing than cycling. You are putting in so much effort in a short time your body doesn't have time to start burning fats. It just burns glucose already in the muscles. If you want to lose weight better start with low intensity training like walking or cycling. You will be able to keep going longer and your body will start burning fat. Once you have lost weight you can step it up and improve your fitness.
Running vs indoor cycling vs outdoor cycling. When looking at Strava fitness numbers, running and indoor cycling are about the same. Ramps right up when the weather's good enough for an outdoor ride.
How do you even measure the calories burned by running? A lot of energy goes into the bouncing up and down, and is not converted into forward momentum (or turning the treadmill).
The Strava numbers are nowhere near as exact for running as for biking, even on a treadmill, for us amateurs. A serious athlete will however perform regular fitness diagnostics, at which the energy consumption is measured by more accurate means, usually a combination of oxygen consumption and blood gases. This information allows you to compute energy consumption fairly well, knowing heart rate and measured output/pace.
Yeah! Love the inter - channel competition! I knew running would win. But now both Manon & Heather need to switch & do a comparison. Also, Dan runs fine.
With Road bike 25-28 kmh in hour I burn 750-900 kcal.... Cycling is best.... Running u are destroyed after 1 hour... But I can ride Roadbike without Problems 3 Hours
I do love a GCN v GTN challenge. Running was always going to burn more calories as it is weight bearing, which is why I cycle way more than I run! Running just cripples me! Always has! Only way I ever managed it was by swimming straight after running as a warm down. Not many chances of that at the moment!
I do both running and cycling. There is much science in running as there is in cycling and just as much styles of running ...sprint, hills, track, marathon, etc etc and techniques just as in cycling. I can easily say running burns a lot more calories also you can easily injure yourself with just running alone. However in my opinion running to me is more rewarding. It’s just you and only you accomplishing your goals. With consistent running you can dramatically increase the efficiency of your hart where you can benefit from to do the other things you enjoy......like CYCLING! Also cycling is just as much as rewarding. I just lean more towards running because I love to run. Cycling for me is like a funday or treat or a day off from running or how ever you want to word it. Both or a good way to exercise.
My running actually ok. I can run good distance with good time. But after every session of running, my right knee always hurt for days, and interfiring my workout throughout the week. Sometimes it's hurt so much that I need painkillers to deal with it. I don't know, maybe my technique is not on point or I can't find a suitable shoes for me. So I go with cycling. 50-60 km (30-37 miles) in 2 hours every session, mixed uphill, flat, and downhill, I find no issue and I can recover for tommorow's workout. Perhaps I wasn't built for running, I don't know. I enjoy going distance with my bicycle.... but I still envy a good runner. I think they're so cool!
When cycling I get slowed down by traffic and red lights a lot. Also I need more time to prep me and my bike. And wash it afterwards... So running wins every time by even more...
For me it depends what's measuring the calories. Zwift is super stingy compared to my wahoo, because zwift takes the power output and multiplies it by the "most efficient" guess. Also running flat out for an hour would mean I can't walk for a week. Whereas cycling I'm usually ok next day.
Let's be honest, its all come to pace of run VS Watts in cycling. You have pulled avg ~160W. There are cyclist who will produce for example avg ~300W for hour and burn 1080kcal. So it all depends from your level of fitness :) For those who are hungry for knowledge, thats the formula: Kcal= avg Watts * time (in hours) * 3,6 avg. 200W * 1h * 3,6 = 720 kcal
For a limited-time training session, running (less than 60-90min). But, you can certainly do more cycling in a week -- presuming you have the time -- than running. *If* you can train 12-15 hours a week, you'll probably burn more calories over that time period by cycling, simply because you can sustain that kind of training load on the bike, but very, very few of us could sustain more than 10hrs/week of running without injury.
@@marianneoelund2940 It's a function of TomTom sports GPS watches based on your physical attributes you have set within your log in... Age, height, weight, etc
@@dennisrackett3139 Does it also have settings for muscular elasticity, gait abnormalities and biomechanical efficiency? For some reason, they don't work for me, probably because they're calibrated to athletic runners and I'm a very inefficient runner. For example, at my sustainable jogging speed, Alan Couzen's calculator says my equivalent bike watts are only 140 W. But my heart rate will go into the 160's on that run, whereas at 140 W on a bicycle, it stays in the low to mid 130's. Huge disparity, and I'd like to understand why.
@@marianneoelund2940 HR doesn’t determine calories burned. I’m fit enough where I burn more calories cycling then running. Though my HR is usually in the 170s while running but my HR is in the 150s cycling.
Obviously, what I'm about to say is different for different countries, but I did extensive research years back when deciding to take up running. Average runner does about 3mi each run (3‐4) and runs 3x a week for about 10.5mi a week. Average walker (walking/hiking for fitness) does about 5mi a day 5x a week for a total of about 25-30mi a week. Average walkers burn more calories than average runners despite the fact that runners burn more per mile Average cyclist do 40-50mi a week. Most people don't bike unless they are pretty dedicated to it as a means of either transport or fitness or both Walkers typically win this game. They walk more than we run or bike as an average. If all you care about is staying healthy for life, take an evening walk. I bike because I love it
Surely depends how much of the body you are pushing? So I would expect cycing uphill to burn more than on the flat as you use more glutes etc. Entirely wothout science but based on my own perception I would say Flat Cycling < Running < Hill Climb cycling < Rowing (full use of legs, arms, torso in rowing - much closer to a full body workout).
I'm an endurance athlete and I both cycle and run. Running burns more calories per unit time. It's about 4:1 calories burned running:cycling for me. Having said that, I can more easily sustain an 8 hour ride but not an 8 hour run. Therefore, if my goal is simply to burn calories going for a very long ride is an easier way to achieve that, but it takes longer. My goal is usually not to simply burn calories though.
I do both and there's not much difference. It also depends on how you measure it, by miles or by time.Uou are more likely to stay out longer on a bike and burn more calories overall, but you could stay out and burn the same in a run also if you wanted.
Depends on the amount of time spent: swimming wins out in a short period of time, running takes over after say 30 minutes, but cycling will win out over hours since you can’t run really hard for hours where you can as a cyclist.
Nice job ladies!! I'm older and a cyclist.....believe it's lower impact and easier on the joints for us older folks but really respect those out that are pounding the pavement!!
Well running generally you burn more but barely anyone can run an hour or more consistently without getting injured. Also the stronger you get as a cyclist the more work/energy you use over an hour. So it's quite relative. If you compare an elite runner and elite cyclist training over a week I reckon you'd see the cyclist burning more calories overall (also cyclists likely train twice as long as runners per week). I generally burn close to 1k calories doing an hour of sweet spot so but an average 13k (1hr) run for me is also around that. But couldn't do 13k runs back to back to back.
My comment is this the runner was running more naturally, that is the Arm movements were as if on the road as well as the Legs and small muscles balancing to stay vertical. the cyclist was only using Mostly Quads and calf’s. But when racing on the road a cyclist uses a lot of Core to get us and spring and use upper body to gain more speed for Sprints out of turns and up hills. Just my thoughts, Great show as always.
Depends which one you're better at. As a runner of 10 years but only a cyclist of a few months, I am able to try harder running than cycling, as I my cycling fitness is very low. I'm able to maintain a heart rate of 170+ bpm running at max effort for an hour, but can only maintain about 150 bpm cycling at max effort for an hour. On the other had, 150 bpm while running feels easy. I think it's because cycling is more demanding on the muscles, so my muscular endurance rather than aerobic fitness is the limiting factor.
Where I live, you can't run outdoors in the Winter snow and ice. But I can easily ride my racing bike indoors on a magnetic resistance trainer. I burn 200 calories in 20 minutes with an average heart rate of only 100 bpm. That's merely spinning low rpm in mid-range gears.
usually if i go running, it's somewhere between a half and one hour and if i bike, it's multiple hours unless i'm stuck indoors on the trainer and then it's back well under an hour. i think i get close to the same intensity for either, but total calories on the bike are way more because i can go for much longer.
I'm still waiting for y'all to produce more content for those of us who are not racers. For those of us who use our bikes for transportation, for carrying cargo, for utility, for recreation, for therapeutic purposes, like you said you were going to do. Please don't get wrong for the most part I do enjoy your videos und I understand that the improvements that you discuss with regards to racing do eventually trickle down to us everyday cyclists. But there are things that we "everyday" cyclists need/use on a daily basis that racers would never consider putting on their racing bikes. Such as pannier racks, pannier bags, handlebar bags, light sets, bells/horns, trailers, locks.
I absolutely hate running, you put so much effort in it and I feel like I'm always in the same place, whereas with cycling I feel like I'm going on a journey, I can stop somewhere lovely for a coffee etc. For instance today I did a short bike ride 1h30 but I travelled 30km and I'm in good shape for tomorrow to go somewhere else if I where running I don't think I would have done more than 14km and I would be absolutely broken to bits
Typical calorie burn for me is 50 calories per mile on a bike and a 100 per mile in a run. I can travel twice the distance on a bike at the same overall intensity and effort, and thus end up at pretty much the same figure. More important to know is what the after exercise burn is. You would likely tax your muscles far harder on the run and likely need more actual muscular recovery and calorie consumption.
Which do you think burns more calories - Running or Cycling? Let us know in the comments!
The Rower
Brisk running burns more calories than cycling, but running causes more bodily stress and damage especially to knees. I've always cycled but I also competitively ran in an athletics club, but eventually one of my knees suffered. So it's just cycling now and it burns _sufficient_ calories for me. I really enjoyed this cycling-running comparison, thanks Manon! 😊
Who cares? Cycling has cool stuff. What do Runners' magazines write about, laces?
I think Manon did not stand a chance on that wahoo trainer. Tacx needs to bring back the Tacx Magnum, where you can really use all the muscles in your body to balance the bike and sprint.
Well Cross country
I don’t run. So cycling burns more calories for me
I was in the Army for 12 years and have over that time run hundreds of miles and yeah I burned a lot of calories and stayed in shape. I also got a bunch of back, knee, and ankle injuries that I still have to deal with 8 years after I separated from the military. Even in my best shape I was running a 7 minute mile and even at a slower pace the longest I've ever run was 10 miles which was about an hour and a half. I can cycle for 3+ hours and its very low impact. I can burn way more calories because I can exercise for longer. Based on the data presented here and my subjective experience, mile for mile and time for time you will burn more calories running. Thats not the whole picture though since most people can ride longer than they can run so cycling for me burns more calories.
Well said, thank you for your service
Exactly. I’m sure I’ve seen that said before. Then again GCN recycle their topics so regularly I barely watch these days.
Thank you for the insight
Pacing is key! When I’m just training, I’ll run up to 30km, in somewhere between 2hr 30 to 3 hrs depending on elevation gain (around 8:45-9:30 min/mile). I’ll run on trails for at least 2/3 of that (all of it, if I could!). I’m 44 and the only problems I get from my running are the similar to those I get from cycling - muscle strains (being old is rubbish). I used to run shorter distances all the time and absolutely hammer it, but now I only do that on a tempo run or a hill sprint session. It’s pretty sustainable physically if you do that! I was really bad at running and not getting injured until I was given some proper advice, and it’s made running much more fun than it used to be. I also managed the Bath Half in under 1hr 35mins last year training like this.
Incidentally, I also love cycling, have always cycled and still do, and it is also amazingly good fun!
@@alexjohnstonjohnston5374 That is awesome and is a reflection of your peak physical conditioning. However, I don't think it changes my point that in order to sustain 2 to 3hrs of running you must be pretty much a world class athlete. I understand that my opinion is subjective, but it does come from someone who has run hundreds of miles and I will tell you that my longest run was at 10 miles which was a little over an hour and a half and I felt like every joint and muscle in my body was going to tear apart. This was when I was 23 and to your point maybe I could have used some proper advice to not get injured or to train better. In basic training in the Army and being 18 years old it took 2 months to get my 2 mile time under 16 minutes and the longest we ran was about 6 miles which was well under an hour of running and pushed me to my physical max.
Juxtapose that with cycling, I started road cycling for the first time in my life at the end of January. I was overweight and had done no physical exertion at all for the 10 months prior to that. Due to covid and working remote I barely left the house. In one month, I went from riding 8 miles to 50 miles and spending 3+ hours in the saddle and burning 2700+ calories which is data collected in Strava which is incredible.
Also while I understand you haven’t had many running related injuries I believe that is the exception and not normal. I think it’s a universally accepted truth that running is a high impact exercise particularly on the joints. That doesn’t mean people shouldn’t run or that it isn’t a great exercise but to my original point I think that it’s possible to burn my calories cycling primarily because you don’t need to be in peak physical condition with years of training to ride a bicycle for hours but you do to run for hours.
If you can't tell by now, I'm also really biased lol. It's not so much that I love cycling, its the I really hate running. In my life, it never got easier, I never got a runners high, I was constantly plagued with injuries and it just wasn't fun for me. I still have friends who love running and I just don't get it.
The sport you like more. Because you won’t do something you don’t like as much.
There is no way, personally speaking, that I put as much into cycling as to running (I'm a pure runner). But for 2 years now, I've been only cycling, and pouring all available effort into that. So now I wonder..
That's true, eventhough running burn more calories. I like cycling more just because I can travel further while enjoying nice scenery and the wind breeze.
@@timotius definitely! Same here!
exact
Always hated running more than cycling because it was harder (and burns more calories). That's why I force myself to do it regularly.
4:04 Manon: "See you in an hour."
More like "see you for an hour."
No It did not 😐
@Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj rúde
I have done both and I prefer cycling. Sounds superficial but nothing compares to the feeling of riding a fine piece of machinery.
your body is arguably an even finer piece of machinery. You can replace all the components of your bike but I doubt you can replace any component in your body without suffering greatly on efficiency and safety.
how is this superficial ?
That's what she said 😏.
cycling is much more fun imo. i mean who doesn't want to go fast? running has a different appeal, but bombing a hill after a climb is such a blast
@@ru40342 Oscar Pistorius? artificial limbs have come a looong way. it won't be too long before amputees have a significant advantage in all physical competition
Heather put on an elite effort. The pace shown was nuts. Nice job.
At the end of the day, the calories burned really depends on the intensity when doing the exercise. If you upped the intensity for cycling, i am sure you can burn more calories then running, vice versa.
Cycling for me burns more calories as can do it longer (3-4hours) whereas i barely run long for more than a hour.
good point
yup 4w/kg would probably burn 1k plus calories in an hour
well, they both went all out, so there no way of increasing the intensity any more
To an extent. Max power output running will beat max power output cycling though.
And max power output on a hand bike will be lower than either. However intensely you go at it, if you are using bigger muscles and exerting more force over more distance, you will burn more calories.
hmmmm. interesting but... if you run for 3-4 hours, you will burn more calories (following the video "protocol"). if you want to compare apple and oranges, of course it will work. in that case, you can find people who can't run or pedal for 30 mins so, they can spend 2500 calories from sitting on the sofa with a playstation. but that takes something like 24 hours. my point is: that would be out of the context too.
The key is enjoyment. Find a sport that you like to do, and you will burn more calories by getting out and having fun.
thanks you made my day... correct!!!
@@archhenrycarbo9496 agree spot on
The needless ribbing of Ollie and his running technique and seeming need to re-hash that clip is...... EXACTLY WHAT I CAME FOR.
I'd feel cheated if they hadn't included it.
I am a runner. I absolutely love it! I mean I lived to run. My right knee in particular has paid the price. It sucks! I cried my last half marathon bc I knew it was my last one. I finally decided to get into cycling this year. A few weeks ago I bought my first road bike (2022 Trek Domane SL 5) it’s a beautiful bike. This new hobby has cost me about 5k so far 😵💫🤦🏾♂️. Looking forward to getting out and being active again. After winter❄️ is over anyway.
Hope you're enjoying your new hobby! welcome to cycling!
Running really tightens up my hip muscles, even with stretching I couldn't sustainably rely on running as my main form of exercise. Cycling is so much easier on the joints (even though you still need to stretch.)
Most people also don't walk or run correctly because hard soled shoes and heel-first striking.
I dosen't matter which sport burns most calories, the most important is to do a sport that you like.
It's much better to ride a bike than ride the couch.
You're just riding the couch wrong.
Just move it. At 72 I ride every day for yrs. Pool closed almost a year ot would swim too . Many friends aren't capable of a good walk. Just move
This 👍. Just get up and exercise and enjoy it
The best exercise is the one you'll do.
Best comment.
The body adapts over time to the activities you perform. People who are good at running are good at it because they’re body has adapted to that activity over repetition same with a person who cycles. The difference is only what you prefer. While I’m only a beginner cyclist, I can comfortably ride around 16-17 miles 5 days per week. I also spent 13 years in the US Military and being assigned to an Infantry Regiment for 4 years we ran an average of 18 miles per week . In fact the US Army standard was 4 miles in 36 minutes at a 9 minute mile pace, however that may be different now. Whilst I can still run, I prefer to ride because I get to see more and go further for the same amount of effort.
Were those 4 miles in really heavy gear?
@@diamondstrings5212 it depends, sometimes we ran in full body armor over our PT’s, sometimes we ran carrying people on litters. We played combat soccer, which is just playing soccer with body armor on. Some people ran the ruck marches. I never did until I was overseas.
I’d really like to know “Dr. Ollie’s” take on this. There is a mountain of research on this topic. It’s also highly dependent on pace, weight and efficiency of the athlete, age and what we are looking to measure: calories per unit time, total calories achievable. E.g., I can cycle for 5-8 hours. I can’t run at the same level of perceived effort for 15 minutes. A fun show but short on science.
I really don't care which sport burns more, I just love pedalling. Plus cycling is far more "body-friendly" than running and this is not just from my own experience. Cycling, I've never had any injury caused by overtraining, working too much, just the usual fatigue and muscle damage which can be "cured" by resting or doing recovery rides. Running in the past, I've run into back problems and left calf pain which forced me to stop running for days or even weeks.
I love these 'not so scientific' studies! An hour, with no cooling fan? I think the surprise was that the running wasn't a huge lot more than the cycling, just shows what effort was put into pushing the pedals. Looking forward to the next challenge.
Duathlon it is! Double the sports, double the calories!
Agreed
If I'm running I'm either being chased, escaping a fire or someones trying to steal my bike...SEND HELP!!!
Someone DID steal my bike once. He rode by as I stood incredulous. Then I took off running after him. No contest. He stopped, got off, handed the bike back to me. Good to be of both disciplines sometimes.
Saw someone riding away on my bike. My own fault. I left it outside a shop unlocked thinking it’d be ok for a minute. Couldn’t catch them. Surprisingly about 2 months later saw it in the City Centre locked up. Waited for 4 hours for someone to come get it, but couldn’t wait any longer or I’d miss my bus. I was only 15 at the time. Gutted.
Now I NEVER leave my bike unattended unless with someone or locked.
I’m now 49.....my lesson was learnt all those years ago. But there’s nothing worse than losing a bike if it’s your pride and joy.
I found to have similar aerobic effect, tripling the cycle time is needed. Indoor machine exercise eliminates the frequent resting that is part of cycling due to gradient & traffic
I found that to get the same aerobic effect from cycling, I need to double the time and a little more than quadruple the distance. For me running 4 miles in 30 minutes is about equivalent to biking 18 miles in 60 minutes. No hills. The ratio hasn't changed much over the years. When I was younger it was more like 4.5 miles running in 30 minutes and 20 miles biking in 60 minutes.
Wow I must be seriously awful at running. I can do centuries at a decent pace but a jog around the block has me gasping like a goldfish 😂😂
The last time I ran for an hour I was training for a marathon...at the end of the run I realized I didn’t enjoy a single moment of it, found myself thinking about how much I would rather be riding, and I was doing it just to say I did it and not because I wanted to.
I haven’t gone for a run since. I immediately switched from marathon training to fondo training and never looked back or regretted it.
Good lesson for life, if you don’t like what you do then switch to something you do like. Life is too short to go through it unhappy!
Running is far more demanding, there’s no easy gears for the hills and free wheeling down them. Bring on GRN.
I'll tell you what. As a runner who has learned how to actually get better times while running hilly courses, I started cycling and hills kill me. I've never found that "easy" gear. Yeah it gets easier but you go slower. With running, going slower up a hill can actually kill your muscles. Hills help me get back in the running mindset and kick my pace up a gear.
@@projectdaaltaran I am also a runner who just started cycling. It takes some time to figure out the gearing on hills. I live in a very hilly area and I am still learning. My friends that cycle helps me out too. But once you figure it out, hills get easier. And I agree with you on running up hills, they are not too bad.
I've been commuting in a very hilly area for several years on a bike. The hills are definitely easier to run and sprint up. Biking up the hill requires a sprint to build up momentum then grinding out the rest of the climb on a low gear which is much more exhausting than running up the same incline. You're moving 20-30 extra pounds up the same incline than running because you need to move your bike up the hill as well. There's no free lunch in physics.
Going downhill however, cycling is much more efficient for obvious reasons ;)
No easy gear in running?
Are you sure?
What about jogging? or heaven forbid, walking? aren't those the equivalent of lower gears? Or even reducing your stride length?
They all have the same effect of increasing the power out-put ratio.
As for going down hill, you can always "tuck and roll" 🤣
Dont forget that running is also meant carrying 2 times the weight of ur body..
gcn is looking very good in 2021 quite proper. Just an American fan here came back to this channel/cycling and what a sight for sore eyes.
Dont like go out running. Besides I always get hurt in my lower back and knees i find it quit boring. With cycling i can go much further, burn calories and get the thrill of riding hard.
Just trying to help. I don't know your situation, but Never Ever run on concrete especially if not young; and absolutely spend money, lots of it, on shoes.
@@renegadetenor is running on trails better? I’ve been doing some trail running on some of my hikes and my joints don’t feel the impact as much.
I get that this wasn't really about the "science" of the test, but I would still find it more instructive if it was Heather vs Heather or if you told us how much difference there is in your weights?
As for me, I used to do a LOT of running, but it was just getting too hard on my aging body so I took up cycling. Thank you GCN for all the help on that journey.
Aaron Whiting yes running can be much harder on the body and I certainly struggle to talk to fellow runners. I am intrigued by world class cyclist 20 something Manon Lloyd saying she can’t run. What does that mean? Is she saying she can’t dip below 15 minutes for the 5K.
I moved to forefoot running about 2 years back. I was a heel striker with a low cadence and a high vertical oscillation. It took about 3-4 months for my calf's to adapt. I'm hoping my style change will keep me going for longer. I also cycle on my rest days to save my joints.
@@hughstultz7849 I cycle 160kilometers no prob but can't even run 2k. Must add though that I have issues with my feet that really don't help but yeah, just because you can cycle for hours doesn't mean you can run for more than 10 minutes xD
The best exercise is the one you can do long term with minimal injuries
Love both channels GCN & GTN.
I learned a lot from these two channels and one example is that i never give any thoughts to the importance of saddle height and was struggling with knee pain and then i fixed the height and i am good now and pain is gone and thanks to you guys
For an overweight individual like myself, i cant run for more than 10 minutes without feeling pain on my left knee and lower back. But with cycling i can cycle continuously for 1hr without any pain, and yet burn close to 800kcal (already lost 5kg in 2 months since i started riding). So in my case, the money is well spent for cycling
At my age I find that I can make more notable and meaningful gains in cycling than in running, which itself motivates me to do do more (and hence burn more). Another enjoyable video GCN!
My favorite GTN and GCN presenters together 😍
good girlfriend material😎
Nice to see it as a test on RUclips. Back in 2018, when I started cycling in earnest with Alpecin for the L'Etape du Tour gran fondo, I did find that even though I was riding more than I had ever run before (12+ hours per week), I was not losing as much weight as when I did a morning run 3 times per week for about 2,5 hours. I never considered comparing the calories burned, but that would have been an interesting comparison.
I prefer cycling over running 🔥
I prefer cycling over running because I can go further with less effort, it's about 5km to get out out town I running 3km is pretty much my limit, out of town is a lot nicer
@@alexcommodore3141 i can run only 200 metre but i can go cycling 25 km
Yeah , only coz of crazy views I can get in less time ✌️😂
I have been running consistently for the past three years. I added weight/resistance training to my workout 4 months ago. My Saturday morning run was disrupted by snow recently. I developed a hatred for the gyms treadmill so I decided to go on the spin bike. The next day I have pains in places I’ve never had them. Morel of the story is : do everything for the best results
"I can't run longer than 10min"...
Yeah right, lol!😁
Actually, if you can do a brisk walk for an hour, you can run (jog). When I started, I walked a 10k and monitored with a HRM. It estimated calories burned and when I jogged, the calories dropped even though I was going faster. It makes sense when you think about you switching from walking to running at some speed. You naturally sense that running is lower effort from there on up. It opened my eyes to Speed Walkers being just as much athletes as anybody. It still looks kind of silly though.
Manon/GCN, love your video, massive thumbs up.
You, Manon and Heather awesome.
Love to see you/Manon and Heather up against the boys, showing who's boss, you Manon and Heather boss over the boys.
I love running. I could watch it all day.
I run a fair bit, ultra distance off road when I can. My experience is that cycling burns more “fat” calories as I’m in HR Zones 2-3 most of the time, very rarely in zone 5 on a bike. Running though sees me in Zones 4-5 most of the time so not as many “fat” calories burned. That’s why like to do both, best of both worlds. As for which burns most... for me both burn a similar amount it’s just where they are burned from that differs.
So much for trying to convert my running friends to cycling
For me it comes down to what sport do you like better. I’ve have belonged to a running and cycling clubs in the pass while I was in the U.S Navy. Yes both sports do have their own injuries knee problems, back pain and joints issues. But the best thing is get out there and enjoy the freedom that both sports have to offer run or ride at a comfortable pace for yourself. Exercising for 20-30 minutes a day improves your mood and reduces stress. Thanks for sharing keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
The exercise that burns the most calories is the exercise you can perform on a regular basis. Too many of my athlete friends hae had problems with running (knee injuries and foot conditions). Yes in an hour the runners burn more calories, but how many of them can do an hour run on a regular basis? I'll keep my bike.
If you can't put an hour of running in your sched then you can't put an hour for biking as well. If you're talking about physical capabilities then run for 20-30 minutes a day. Beats cycling for an hour. I'm overweight 18kg but I can run for 45-50 minutes at 6.45 Km per hour with a maximum 2-3 minute rest in the middle. No problem.
I also cycle but it takes too much time for losing weight.
@@saveusm1saki726 6.45 km/h running ? That's my brisk walking speed that I will do 8 hours a day or more without eating a single calorie . I am on intermittent fasting 17 hours a day for 2 months . At that "running" speed I burn only 60% in an hour compared to biking and soon it will be less than 50% as I regain my cycling fitness . Bike rules for me .
@@gerritgovaerts8443 I meant 6.45 minutes per km. I am now doing 5 minutes 20 seconds per KM. Nike run app's speed thingy is kinda weird but yea. For 25-26 minutes I can burn 455 kcal (according to nike). Running is so much better than cycling if your schedule is strict like mine.
@@saveusm1saki726 that explains it , still prefer cycling and walking over running myself , it's a much more natural thing for me , but that's personal
@@gerritgovaerts8443 True. Tbh I feel like cycling is a much better way of losing weight if you have time because I'd go bike for 3-5 hours and barely notice it because I'm just enjoying my trip. Turns out I already burned 2000-3000 calories already.
I do both. At 61, my runs or short 2-3 milers in zone 2. I have found that running helps keep legs toned up for cycling. But I do enjoy cycling over running.
Which sport leads to more injuries ?? For me it’s always been running. A good mix between the two and you’ll burn calories all the time and remain relatively injury free.
Good advice. Took me until 40 yo to figure that one out. Have had some injuries over the years.
I'm battling with an injury since 3 months back currently. Train rowing and kept following my training plan that consisted of nothing but rowing+strength training despite feeling the injury coming on( rib fracture). A more diverse training plan might have prevented that kind of injury. So for example do a couple of cycling sessions each week rather than row. Less repeated same kind of strain on the body.
Started cycling after the injury and going forward once I'm healed I will split my training into 60/40 rowing/cycling. Sure I will not be as strong a rower doing that but who cares really? I mean for anyone who isn't competing at a world class level what does it matter if your performance in one single sport isn't the best it could be?
I enjoyed this. I recently started running outside during winter. Cycling will always be my love, but running has a place in my heart as well. I also went over and subscribed to GTN.
Cycling is simply more fun. You can cover way more ground and see more of the city or the country side where you’re riding in. Plus much less impact on the joints.
I cycle for running recovery days, so I'm with you on that:)
Don't forget your digestive metabolic efficiency can be as low as around 25% so you may need to eat 4 times the calories you expend as actual work. = More choccie bars!
"I cant run for mote than 10-15 minutes". Lucky you. I can run for maybe 30 seconds.
I've been a runner for the last ten years or so, and I absolutely love it. However, I'm getting a bit older now and after finishing a marathon a couple years back, I found myself fighting some persistent leg issues which I can't seem to get past anymore. So, I'm just starting to pick up cycling a bit. I found the bit about how easy it is to grab a bike and go out for an hour or two vs doing the same while running to be completely accurate. It took me a ton of training before I could consistently run for an hour or two. I'm fairly out of shape now (I'm only good for maybe a half hour to forty five minutes run at most these days). However after just a couple of practice rides, I went out for an hour forty last weekend. I was amazed that I could do that. Based on my experience, I thought it would take months of training before I could do that. Granted, in that time I only went like 21 miles, which I'm sure is slow as molasses compared to most cyclists, but I was pretty happy! Came back and found that even after a long ride like that , it didn't aggravate my high hamstring problems like running even a couple miles tends to do! So, I'm hoping to do a lot more cycling going forward. Thanks for this video!
Its sounds harsh but who cares which burns more calories. The simple fact is exercise in any form is good for you. Enjoy which ever sport you do.👍
I thought it was interesting, would obviously be better to do a GCN does science version though in a lab!
Think it's a bit of fun for light hearted viewing?
@@rikkiola totally agree. But I think any exercise is good at any time. But also given the current situation it can also help your mental heath as well.
Average values for energy expenditure during various physical activities (woman 55 kg): cycling (11,3 km/h) = 3,9 kcal/min, (16,1 km/h) = 5,9 kcal/min. Running: (12,1 km/h) = 11,0 kcal/min, (16,1 km/h ) = 14,3 kcal/min. Individual differences and economy of movement play an important role too. (Physiology of Sport and Exercise 6th edition 2015, p. 133)
6:17 This is the result!!
Thank you
When I do 2 day fondos (100 - 120 miles per day) I weighed myself the first, second and third morning. The third morning after finishing fondo I always end up weighing 2-4 pounds more than the morning of fondo.
If I want to get fitter, improve endurance and climbing hills, I gotta take up running or play regular football. Cycling only doesn't do much for my overall fitness.
Running at high pace burns a lot of calories in a shorter time.
True, but most people will ride for longer than they will run. So I guess if you've not got the time then running is better. However, if you dislike running in the first place like me, you're unlikely to do it as often or overall as much of it.
Statistician method would be something like:
Person 1, on bike, compared to running, with the same measure instrument;
Person 2, on bike, compared to running, with the same measure instrument;
...
Person n, on bike, compared to running, with the same measure instrument.
Comparing averages would be the final conclusion.
Anyway, the vídeo is great for a sample. Thanks for sharing!
This is scary, I recently started to watch their content... now a collab? Stop stalking me lol
"they're" watching.. (0)(0)
In scientific studies undertaken in the USA a few decades ago they are about the same. Look up "Metabolic Equivalent for Task Scores". Both depend on body mass and speed. There is at least one Apple app that uses it. If you want to calculate the number of calories you burn the formula is:
Calories = Duration (H:M:S) * 1440 * METS score for the speed and physical activity * 3.5 * body mass in Kg / 200. The METS score for cycling at 14 mph is 10 and is defined as, "Racing or leisure, fast, vigorous effort". The equivalent METS score for running is at 6 mph.
I tried running decades ago, and found it too hard on my knee and hip joints. Cycling all the way for me.
3:06 that's the intro music from Hafthor Bjornsson :-)
This is also my experience. When you have short time und want to burn much kcal, go running. Cycling burns less, but you can definitely cycle longer, than you can run. I also try to listen to my body. When i run to much, i get a little pain in my hips, (when i run like 30-40km a week) so i try to switch activities. Run, cycle and Weights, sometimes i go swimming too.
Running kills my knees.
Most of the time I've ran in the past 5 or so years has been for rugby and that ruins my knees, not only because of the running tho
Knee killer for sure. Use to love to run. Now only riding. Unless being chased.
Running has strengthened my knees!
@@tobyk8125 ...your probably a youngster. 35 or under. My guess.
No, I'm 40 and 230 pounds. If you're going to do a lot of running, you need to wear the right shoes. That's a given. You also need to be wary of overtraining and mixing up surfaces is very beneficial too.
When you buy a friend/colleague a treat you love just to be polite but knowing full well and hoping they will pass on your generosity.
Manon keeping it real with tactical moves 🤣🙌🏾 #cycleforchocolate
Another informative vlog from you’ll @GCN. Thanks.
When there is a time limit running, when there isn't cycling.
Dude you’d make a lot more sense if you didn’t start all your sentences with “when” like a meme queen.
@@neoneherefrom5836 when you should have been a dog but aren't
@Jarred Daw this guy is just trying to use generic RUclips humor to no great effect.
Don’t try to understand it. Lmao
@Jarred Daw there is but for cycling it is usually much longer. Hence more time to burn calories. Also running is usually more stressing than cycling. You are putting in so much effort in a short time your body doesn't have time to start burning fats. It just burns glucose already in the muscles. If you want to lose weight better start with low intensity training like walking or cycling. You will be able to keep going longer and your body will start burning fat. Once you have lost weight you can step it up and improve your fitness.
When you say when
Running vs indoor cycling vs outdoor cycling. When looking at Strava fitness numbers, running and indoor cycling are about the same. Ramps right up when the weather's good enough for an outdoor ride.
How do you even measure the calories burned by running? A lot of energy goes into the bouncing up and down, and is not converted into forward momentum (or turning the treadmill).
The Strava numbers are nowhere near as exact for running as for biking, even on a treadmill, for us amateurs. A serious athlete will however perform regular fitness diagnostics, at which the energy consumption is measured by more accurate means, usually a combination of oxygen consumption and blood gases. This information allows you to compute energy consumption fairly well, knowing heart rate and measured output/pace.
Yeah! Love the inter - channel competition! I knew running would win. But now both Manon & Heather need to switch & do a comparison. Also, Dan runs fine.
200W average is 720 calories burned on bike in one hour, even I can do it :)
With Road bike 25-28 kmh in hour I burn 750-900 kcal.... Cycling is best.... Running u are destroyed after 1 hour...
But I can ride Roadbike without Problems 3 Hours
I do love a GCN v GTN challenge. Running was always going to burn more calories as it is weight bearing, which is why I cycle way more than I run! Running just cripples me! Always has! Only way I ever managed it was by swimming straight after running as a warm down. Not many chances of that at the moment!
The bike calories you can accurately measure with a power meter. How did they measure the running calories? A sports watch is very unreliable.
Stryd Powermeter can do that. But she does not have one.
I do both running and cycling. There is much science in running as there is in cycling and just as much styles of running ...sprint, hills, track, marathon, etc etc and techniques just as in cycling. I can easily say running burns a lot more calories also you can easily injure yourself with just running alone. However in my opinion running to me is more rewarding. It’s just you and only you accomplishing your goals. With consistent running you can dramatically increase the efficiency of your hart where you can benefit from to do the other things you enjoy......like CYCLING!
Also cycling is just as much as rewarding. I just lean more towards running because I love to run. Cycling for me is like a funday or treat or a day off from running or how ever you want to word it. Both or a good way to exercise.
So is it now a (harrumph) *running gag* between Ollie's hour record attempt and him getting dropped?! xD
You can see the bike he rode when he got dropped and how very much he purely loves it over on Tech today.
It’s definitely a running gag.
My running actually ok. I can run good distance with good time. But after every session of running, my right knee always hurt for days, and interfiring my workout throughout the week. Sometimes it's hurt so much that I need painkillers to deal with it. I don't know, maybe my technique is not on point or I can't find a suitable shoes for me. So I go with cycling. 50-60 km (30-37 miles) in 2 hours every session, mixed uphill, flat, and downhill, I find no issue and I can recover for tommorow's workout. Perhaps I wasn't built for running, I don't know. I enjoy going distance with my bicycle.... but I still envy a good runner. I think they're so cool!
Its a lot more fun to cycle for an hour then to run for an hour...
Debatable. But that's the whole point.
But an hour run does not have the same effect has an hour bike ride, the equivalent to an hour of running is a 3 hour ride
@@vascotita4268 3 hours? I burn more than 700 cal in less than 2 hours on my bike and so would Manon probably
try rollerskiing/ XC skiing. The ideal supplement for both cycling and runing.
When cycling I get slowed down by traffic and red lights a lot.
Also I need more time to prep me and my bike. And wash it afterwards...
So running wins every time by even more...
As a both, cyclist and runner, (not to mention golfing) this is really interesting!
Thanks for the video ladies!!
I don't cycle for loosing weight.
I cycle cause I can eat more and don't add weight.
+1 lol, even you eat more youre lower body and endurance still improves
For me it depends what's measuring the calories. Zwift is super stingy compared to my wahoo, because zwift takes the power output and multiplies it by the "most efficient" guess.
Also running flat out for an hour would mean I can't walk for a week. Whereas cycling I'm usually ok next day.
I know I can do a 50 mile bike ride and feel fine the next day, if I did a 50 mile run I probably wouldn't be able to walk for a week.
But how you feel afterwards wasn't the question, so which of those two 50 mile efforts burns more calories?
Let's be honest, its all come to pace of run VS Watts in cycling. You have pulled avg ~160W. There are cyclist who will produce for example avg ~300W for hour and burn 1080kcal. So it all depends from your level of fitness :)
For those who are hungry for knowledge, thats the formula:
Kcal= avg Watts * time (in hours) * 3,6
avg. 200W * 1h * 3,6 = 720 kcal
*Laughs in 1000 calories per hour by rowing*
Laughs with you in cross country skiing
For a limited-time training session, running (less than 60-90min). But, you can certainly do more cycling in a week -- presuming you have the time -- than running. *If* you can train 12-15 hours a week, you'll probably burn more calories over that time period by cycling, simply because you can sustain that kind of training load on the bike, but very, very few of us could sustain more than 10hrs/week of running without injury.
Always running for me, almost double the calories pr jour ...
Me X 3!
How do you accurately determine calories per hour from running?
@@marianneoelund2940 It's a function of TomTom sports GPS watches based on your physical attributes you have set within your log in... Age, height, weight, etc
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Does it also have settings for muscular elasticity, gait abnormalities and biomechanical efficiency? For some reason, they don't work for me, probably because they're calibrated to athletic runners and I'm a very inefficient runner.
For example, at my sustainable jogging speed, Alan Couzen's calculator says my equivalent bike watts are only 140 W. But my heart rate will go into the 160's on that run, whereas at 140 W on a bicycle, it stays in the low to mid 130's. Huge disparity, and I'd like to understand why.
@@marianneoelund2940 HR doesn’t determine calories burned. I’m fit enough where I burn more calories cycling then running. Though my HR is usually in the 170s while running but my HR is in the 150s cycling.
Obviously, what I'm about to say is different for different countries, but I did extensive research years back when deciding to take up running.
Average runner does about 3mi each run (3‐4) and runs 3x a week for about 10.5mi a week.
Average walker (walking/hiking for fitness) does about 5mi a day 5x a week for a total of about 25-30mi a week.
Average walkers burn more calories than average runners despite the fact that runners burn more per mile
Average cyclist do 40-50mi a week. Most people don't bike unless they are pretty dedicated to it as a means of either transport or fitness or both
Walkers typically win this game. They walk more than we run or bike as an average. If all you care about is staying healthy for life, take an evening walk. I bike because I love it
i prefer manon😍...i mean...cycling 🤣
Heather would make a great GCN presenter. She has a vibrant personality as well as athletic abilities
Surely depends how much of the body you are pushing? So I would expect cycing uphill to burn more than on the flat as you use more glutes etc. Entirely wothout science but based on my own perception I would say Flat Cycling < Running < Hill Climb cycling < Rowing (full use of legs, arms, torso in rowing - much closer to a full body workout).
I'm an endurance athlete and I both cycle and run. Running burns more calories per unit time. It's about 4:1 calories burned running:cycling for me. Having said that, I can more easily sustain an 8 hour ride but not an 8 hour run. Therefore, if my goal is simply to burn calories going for a very long ride is an easier way to achieve that, but it takes longer. My goal is usually not to simply burn calories though.
I do both and there's not much difference. It also depends on how you measure it, by miles or by time.Uou are more likely to stay out longer on a bike and burn more calories overall, but you could stay out and burn the same in a run also if you wanted.
Depends on the amount of time spent: swimming wins out in a short period of time, running takes over after say 30 minutes, but cycling will win out over hours since you can’t run really hard for hours where you can as a cyclist.
Nice job ladies!! I'm older and a cyclist.....believe it's lower impact and easier on the joints for us older folks but really respect those out that are pounding the pavement!!
Well running generally you burn more but barely anyone can run an hour or more consistently without getting injured. Also the stronger you get as a cyclist the more work/energy you use over an hour. So it's quite relative. If you compare an elite runner and elite cyclist training over a week I reckon you'd see the cyclist burning more calories overall (also cyclists likely train twice as long as runners per week). I generally burn close to 1k calories doing an hour of sweet spot so but an average 13k (1hr) run for me is also around that. But couldn't do 13k runs back to back to back.
My comment is this the runner was running more naturally, that is the Arm movements were as if on the road as well as the Legs and small muscles balancing to stay vertical. the cyclist was only using Mostly Quads and calf’s. But when racing on the road a cyclist uses a lot of Core to get us and spring and use upper body to gain more speed for Sprints out of turns and up hills. Just my thoughts, Great show as always.
Good to see the slo-mo of the foot strike. The good thing about both sports is that going hard is different for everyone, but hard is still hard.
Depends which one you're better at. As a runner of 10 years but only a cyclist of a few months, I am able to try harder running than cycling, as I my cycling fitness is very low. I'm able to maintain a heart rate of 170+ bpm running at max effort for an hour, but can only maintain about 150 bpm cycling at max effort for an hour. On the other had, 150 bpm while running feels easy. I think it's because cycling is more demanding on the muscles, so my muscular endurance rather than aerobic fitness is the limiting factor.
The GCN - GTN collabs are the best!
Where I live, you can't run outdoors in the Winter snow and ice.
But I can easily ride my racing bike indoors on a magnetic resistance trainer.
I burn 200 calories in 20 minutes with an average heart rate of only 100 bpm.
That's merely spinning low rpm in mid-range gears.
usually if i go running, it's somewhere between a half and one hour and if i bike, it's multiple hours unless i'm stuck indoors on the trainer and then it's back well under an hour. i think i get close to the same intensity for either, but total calories on the bike are way more because i can go for much longer.
I'm still waiting for y'all to produce more content for those of us who are not racers. For those of us who use our bikes for transportation, for carrying cargo, for utility, for recreation, for therapeutic purposes, like you said you were going to do.
Please don't get wrong for the most part I do enjoy your videos und I understand that the improvements that you discuss with regards to racing do eventually trickle down to us everyday cyclists. But there are things that we "everyday" cyclists need/use on a daily basis that racers would never consider putting on their racing bikes.
Such as pannier racks, pannier bags, handlebar bags, light sets, bells/horns, trailers, locks.
Finally, the ladies had a go at a proper challenge. I loved it. The result is not that important as I watch both GCN and GTN :) Well done both of you.
I absolutely hate running, you put so much effort in it and I feel like I'm always in the same place, whereas with cycling I feel like I'm going on a journey, I can stop somewhere lovely for a coffee etc. For instance today I did a short bike ride 1h30 but I travelled 30km and I'm in good shape for tomorrow to go somewhere else if I where running I don't think I would have done more than 14km and I would be absolutely broken to bits
Typical calorie burn for me is 50 calories per mile on a bike and a 100 per mile in a run. I can travel twice the distance on a bike at the same overall intensity and effort, and thus end up at pretty much the same figure. More important to know is what the after exercise burn is. You would likely tax your muscles far harder on the run and likely need more actual muscular recovery and calorie consumption.