More formally, chiroplasty, or cheiroplasty, is a term which refers to plastic surgery of the hands. The term combines root word chir(o), which means hand, and the suffix -plasty, which means surgical repair.
(How Do Your Muscles Work continued) Thousands of thin spaghetti-like fibers make up muscle tissue. These fibers receive messages from the brain, causing the fibers to contract. The main muscles at work in cycling are the quadriceps and hamstrings in the upper leg, and the gastrocnemius and soleus in the calf. These muscles contract in a sequence that creates the pedaling action. The quadriceps and hamstrings do most of the work when you ride a bicycle.
Each Cycling activity can be scaled by duration and your weight, to give a personalised estimate of the energy used, using our free calculator. Based on the the list of cycling activities, shown below, the average calories burned for an average male, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) is 707 Calories for one hour of cycling. The average burnt for an average female, weighing 163 pounds (74 kg) is 606 Calories for one hour of cycling. The mean calories burned per minute of cycling, based on the list of 15 activities, shown below, for an average male, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) is 12 Calories per minute.