Other experienced riders will know this, even if only subliminally, anyone can climb the steepest, longest, or most challenging of hills on a bike with the right technique, even if their fitness levels are not the best.
It requires three things to synchronise. Breathing rate, heart rate and pedal cadence.
So, if you can get your heart rate to around or a little above resting, breath at exactly the same rate and time your pedal strokes ( by selecting the right gear ) to mirror those rhythms you can keep going pretty indefinitely no mater what angle the surface you're on on is at.
It's astonishingly obvious once you've tried it, but I guess if no one has ever pointed it out to you before it isn't !
Get those three key elements in synch and it all becomes relatively effortless.
To practice the trick, try counting your pedal strokes ( at about 60-80 a minute, breathe on the strokes and try to "listen" to your heartbeats.
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