There is controversy around the devices; much of the strongest objection to cochlear implants has come from the Deaf community. For some in the Deaf community, cochlear implants are an affront to their culture, which as they view it, is a minority threatened by the hearing majority. An infant with a cochlear implant.
An hour-long bike ride at a leisurely 10 to 12 miles per hour, for example, burns about 256 calories. But crank up your effort to a race pace 16 to 20 mph and you'll torch around 773. A vigorous Spinning class on an indoor bike can burn nearly as many, about 741 calories an hour.
The more vigorous you workout the more calories you'll burn. A 150-lb. person will burn about 48 calories by performing situps or pushups vigorously for only five minutes. If you only give a light or moderately intense effort, you will burn about 21 calories in the same amount of time. A bicep curl will help a 150-lb. person burn 18 calories when performed at a light or moderate intensity for five minutes. When performed more intensely, bicep curls burn 36 calories.