Quote Originally Posted by bmccasland View Post
Alexis - welcome to the EIA club

The ability to breathe is such a nice thing. There's a difference between being out of shape and out of air.
Are you able to elaborate your thoughts on this as it's something i have been wondering about recently.

As background i weigh approx 230pounds and have lost around 20pounds through cycing. I started cycing in May last year and cycled from May - Aug then nothing until Feb this year when i upgraded to a road bike. I have recently completed several 50mile rides at a speed of between 14 - 15 miles per hr.

However whenever i hit a hill of any decent length or gradient i really have trouble with my breathing. It gets heavier and heavier until i am wheezing as i inhale and it doesn't feel like any air is getting into my lungs. If i stop and rest or make it over the hill my breathing gradually comes under control (until the next hill). I feel my hill climbing ability (what little there is!) is impacted more by my breathing than my legs - i feel i have it in my legs but i just can't breath. So does this sound just like fitness (or lack thereof) or something more like exercise induced asthma?

Thanks for the thoughts
Mel.b