More gentle slopes.
I've started to incorporate them into my very short (by comparison) bkool cycling attempts.
4 miles here, 5 miles there a day.
I get puffed out as soon as resistance hits and drop gears by loads and then struggle until I can increase gears, usually going downhill.
Anyway, is there any advice to help me with hills or do i just push through?
One bonus is calorie count shoots up!
As you're doing your training indoors this is relatively simple - first thing to to remember is that on the trainer that gradient is ALL in your head as it's simulated (stick with me on this...)
I'm guessing Bkool gives you your power output as you're riding (I use zwift and have no experience of Bkool, sorry) - that being the case, doing 120W on the flat is identical to doing 120W up a steep hill, you're just travelling at a slower speed across the 'ground' (mph). So the first thing to ascertain is what power output are you comfortable at? If your average comfortable power output for a flat ride is, for arguments sake, 100W, select the correct gear to do 100W comfortably up the hill. Just before you hit the hill drop down a couple of gears and increase your cadence (the RPM you're rotating the pedals at), then as you start climbing your cadence will most likely drop as it gets harder to pedal, so drop down some more gears until you're comfortable with the cadence & effort. Aim to do that 100W at the same cadence you nomally ride at; that's how you do longer climbs without having a heart attack. Short climbs are different, you can power up by increasing your power output for a short burst then recover.
Good luck, 12 months ago I hated climbing but I'm learning to 'love' it...
