Am I NOT burning fat, after all? Do I need to change my riding pace; or my intensity?

Oh, the \”fat-burning zone\”! Wouldn\’t we all love to be there all day long? I know I would.

According to this article, we actually are there, all the time. It seems we\’ve been conditioned to equate burning calories with hard (and even grueling!) physical activity.

It\’s good to know that it isn\’t necessary to stay in a certain heart rate zone to \”burn fat\”.  And that any ride will burn fat, even if we\’re blazing along at 25 mph! So why plod along at 8 mph to burn fat, if we want to spin along at 15 mph?

Ride Your Way Lean has a lot of information about cycling and weight loss; and includes several stories of people who lost triple-digit weight through cycling. Dietary habits matter, too, naturally — not that I should talk. I still eat way too much junk!

Let\’s just ride, and stop fretting that we\’re \”not burning fat\”. Burning calories is the main thing; and the faster/longer we ride, the more calories we\’ll burn!