I am confused about my asthma

[SpookyCat]

Hi there I am new here and diagnosed with asthma about 8 years ago when I was 35 years old. I have learned a lot about asthma since then but there is one thing I just don't get. For that past few years I have been working on getting into better shape with doing cardio on my recurabent stationary bike. I can now exercise at quite a high intensity for a full hour at a time, getting my heart rate right up to maximum and, as long as my asthma is under control, I have no shortness of breath whatsoever even after a full hour of intense cardio on the bike. However, lately I have noticed that stairs are a huge problem. If I try to go up even just one flight of stairs, my asthma kicks in and I can hardly breath by the time I get up that one flight of stairs. Why? I also have the same problem walking up hills, but walking on level ground is no problem. I assume I don't have exercise induced asthma because of all the cardio I can do, but what is it about stairs and walking up hills so different? Is it because I am hauling my body weight around which I am not doing on my stationary bike? (It is so erabarassing. I try to avoid going up stairs when I am with other people).

 

[Eclipso Dream]

Hi I also have the same problem. I was diagnoced with athletic ashma. I learned that when it comes to going up the stairs I just have to take it really slow and not go up them at a fast pace.