Modelling energy expenditure during cycling

摘要

Nowadays, there is a strong trend to use cycling as a means of weight control or weight reduction by many weight-conscious people. These people are interested in knowing their caloric consumption while pedalling at some speed. Accurate measurements are possible through a laborious process of measuring oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide volume exhaled by using expensive equipment which requires skilled operators. However, accurate values are not crucial to the knowledge or health of weight-concerned people and estimated values should suffice this purpose.