I become tired easily

jody says:

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Has anyone else had this type problem?

Yes. I stopped smoking a couple of months ago and it is going away. ;-)

Steve "none so righteous as the converted"

Jody7818 said:

I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau.

So the dizziness and nausea started *after* you stopped? I wonder if you might have been
hyperventilating in the process of trying to catch your breath. Try to breath slow and deep, and
keep moving - walking slowly, pushing your bike.

Another thought is the weather. Was it hotter than usual? Do you drink enough water to keep up with
what you're sweating out? Heat and dehydration can cause dizziness and nausea.

I had to sit on the ground for

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about 5 minutes because I thought I was going to fall down.

I've never felt faint due to exercise, but I am prone to postural hypotension - low blood pressure
triggered by suddenly switching from sitting or lying down to standing up. The best and quickest way
to get it to pass is to get your head lower than your heart. Sit down and put your head between your
knees (which is admittedly hard to do if your sitting on the ground), or, if that's not possible,
lie down on the ground and put your feet up on something. It should help solve the dizziness
problem, and if it doesn't, at least you won't hurt yourself falling if you wind up passing out. Has

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anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

It sounds like a plain lack of fitness to me - your legs are now stronger than your lungs - but if
you've got any sort of chronic problem (high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking), you need to tell
your doctor what's going on.

If you only *think* you don't have any chronic health problems because you haven't been to the
doctor in years, you need to go get checked out.

If you've had a checkup in the past year and gotten a clean bill of health AND the dizziness and
nausea are occurring only during exercise, I'd feel comfortable in saying it's just a lack of
fitness, and that the best cure is more exercise.

Kathleen

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jody says:

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Has anyone else had this type problem?

Yes. I stopped smoking a couple of months ago and it is going away. ;-)

Steve "none so righteous as the converted"

Uhhhmm, I'm still smoking and don't have that problem. I do have the problem though, where I cough
all the way up the steep ~3 mile uphill on my way to work in the mornings. Smoking induced asthma
that is. Ahem.

As for the feeling dizzy, I only get that after a few too many beers, or when I bang my head hard
(gona have to stop doing that........or find a softer wall......).

to the OP - Just take it easier for a while, keep at it, and see how you go on. On the other hand,
if you are the least bit worried, go see your doctor right away.

Shaun aRe

Jody7818 said:

I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5 minutes
because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it
go away or did you go to the doctor?

The nice thing about going to the doctor is that he usually tells you that you're fine, and you go
away happy.

It may just be that you got your legs in shape, and now the heart and lungs are going to take a
little time. Just try not to push them quite that hard. I'll throw out one extra idea though ...

When I was just starting out I'd notice a huge difference based on what I ate before the ride, and
how far before.

If I go for a ride in the morning, I can get away with just a snack beforehand, but if I ride in the
afternoon or evening, I need a good lunch with some complex carbs. To many sugars too close to the
start of the ride would really mess me up.

My thought would be that with only 3 months riding, your body isn't used to finding the energy
reserves, and you're bonking early.

Try adjusting your fuel.

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I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5 minutes
because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it
go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

I take it your not smoking whilst riding ?!!? (I've seen it done!!)

Dave. (took the humour opportunity as lots of good advice already given ;-)

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Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it go away or did you go to the doctor?

I had this exact problem when I first started. I rode alone for the first few months and I was
fine... but when I would ride with people above my skill level, I had these exact symptoms. I think
it was from exerting myself at a much higher level than I was used to. I noticed that as my fitness
increased, this happened less frequently, and eating the right foods can help a lot too.

If I know I'm going on a ride the next day, I'll load up on carbs... usually a big plate of pasta
the night before helps me. Drink plenty of water the night before and during the ride (get a
Camelbak if you're in a hot climate). Speaking of hot climate-- it can worsen the symptoms of nausea
and dizzyness... so try to avoid riding during the hottest part of the day.

One more piece of advice if you find you're out of breath. I heard it once on here and it has stuck
with me (I think from Carla...) "If your legs ache, shift into a harder gear. If your lungs ache,
shift into an easier gear. If your legs and your lungs ache, take a break." Good luck-- keep riding,
don't give up!

-John Morgan

Jody7818 said:

I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5 minutes
because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it
go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

Fitness professionals recommend that one get a doctor's checkup before embarking on an exercise
regimen. But as young as you are, if you are confident that you have no underlying health issues,
you can get by at least for a while. If your condition doesn't improve over time, then you do need
to see a doctor.

I've had those symptoms, and I've been riding that kind of mileage (at least) for decades. But I
only get them when I go too hard. I'm an exercising fool and have trouble reining myself in. I enjoy
doing difficult things, but I can easily make something too difficult.

Don't forget to schedule recovery. At first, you might need two or even three days between hard
rides. If you don't feel fresh and strong at the beginning of a ride, that's usually okay, but you
just shouldn't expect to be as fast or feel as good, and you can certainly stand to let yourself
ride easier.

My advice is to take it easier on yourself. Go as hard as you can while keeping the exercise fun. If
it stops being fun, either you're making it too hard for your liking, or you might not be doing the
right exercise. Most of us here can't figure out why one wouldn't enjoy mountain biking, but it
could happen. Maybe you really want to skate, run, swim or play soccer or basketball.

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If I know I'm going on a ride the next day, I'll load up on carbs...

usually

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a big plate of pasta the night before helps me.

Oh, and if you have a problem with bonking every ride, try taking something with you to eat while
you take a break... PowerGel (or GU, etc). My new favorite trail food is the PowerBar "Energy
Bites." They are tasty and a lot easier to swallow than a regular PowerBar. I pop a few of those
along the ride and it keeps me going.

I always ride early mornings here because of the heat, so I never eat anything before a ride. If I
go later in the day though, a small bowl of instant oatmeal works wonders, and is easy to keep down
during the ride.

-John Morgan

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I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past
that phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to
catch my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to
catch my breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5
minutes because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so,
did it go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

3 months isn't that long. Give it time. Were you totally out of shape before you started? Starting
riding off road is hard. Consider doing some road riding to build up a base fitness level. Vary your
intensity, have easy days, long slow rides, and hard days, intervals, steep climbs, etc. What's your
resting pulse rate? BP?

-Bruce

(Jody7818) said:

I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5 minutes
because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it
go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

I'd repeat what lots of others have said,

-make sure you're drinking enough water -take it easy on yourself, don't push past what you can
maintain -might not be a bad idea to get a medical checkup

But I'd add something else I haven't seen anybody mention. You say you're doing about 15-20 miles a
week. That's fantastic. It's a good emount to be doing after biking for only 3 months.

What I'm wondering is, how often do you ride? Is it every day for 2 or 3 miles, or is it a couple
times per week? I'm trying to figure out for how long you typically ride.

Here's the thing: and it's true for experienced cyclists who are getting back into shape as well as
new cyclists getting going for the first time. Do longer rides, and do them at an easier pace.

No matter how long you're riding at one time now, doing longer rides will help you. Go easy. Don't
push yourself to discomfort on a long ride, just try to keep riding without stopping to rest very
often. Maybe you could start by doing two 8 mile rides, one on Saturday and one on Tuesday. Don't
try to do big long rides every day (until you become a full-on whacko bike zealot), just try to make
sure that you get in at least one ride that feels long to you per week. Two is better. If you want
to do a short fun ride, go ahead, but take it easy if it's the day after a long ride. (Rules like
that will matter less and less as your endurance improves. And riding will feel better.)

I've lived in places where I couldn't do that kind of ride and really be off-road much at all. I
don't know where you are, so I can't say... but it might be a good idea to do some longer rides on
<ducking> the road until you feel like you have your wind. Since you will be shooting for being able
to ride farther between rest stops, you'll also start developing a sense for how hard you can push
yourself before you overload your lungs.

If you do longer, easier rides, your endurance will improve. If longer but easy rides are making you
feel nauseous, you really should see an MD for a checkup.

Good luck!
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(Jody7818) said:

I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5 minutes because
I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it go away or
did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

One thing that I didn't see mentioned (maybe I missed it in all the replies) was whether or not your
also dieting to lose that weight. If so, it's likely you're simply running out of fuel while you're
riding (I've finished rides feeling that way, but most of them were very long, and very fast - and
invariably it was because I hadn't eaten enough during the ride/race).

You shouldn't be on a "starvation diet" while tryin to ride (at least, trying to ride much). It's
much better to eat a bit more and just ride a few extra miles to make up for it. In the end, you may
not lose as much weight, but you'll have more muscle, so your shape will be better.

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I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5 minutes
because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it
go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

Get a heart rate monitor. It will let you know when you are pushing too hard well before you start
vomiting and passing out.

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I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5 minutes
because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it
go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

You sound alot like me... I'm 30 and 205 lbs... down from 230 since taking up biking with no change
in diet 😉 I've been biking for about 3 months... but I ride a few more miles each week. I had this
very same thing happen to me last week... When I got to the top of a very tough hill, I stopped to
wait on a friend to catch up. As I was waiting I started getting dizzy, hearing ringing in my ears,
seeing spots... pretty scary especially because I did not have my cell phone and my friend didn't
know which trails led "out". I feel that the reason for my problem was a combination of a lot of
factors: smoking, I didn't eat anything before the ride, lack of rest, trying to push harder than I
should, high temp and humidity, and only 20 oz. of water.

But, the main problem was lack of preparation for the workout. We were only going to do some light
road riding and "happened" to pass our favorite trail. Had I known we were going off-roading that
day, I would have definately carried more water and eaten something. Since that ride I will not hit
a trail unless I know I am physically prepared for it. Just take your time and don't push any harder
than you should... your body knows it's limits and when you go beyond those it gives you little
(sometimes not so little) warning signs.

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(Jody7818) said:

I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past
that phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to
catch my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to
catch my breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5
minutes because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so,
did it go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

See a doctor.

The syptoms you describe possibly match exercise-induced asthma which is something that is easily
controlled but is dangerous if left untreated.

That was my first thought too. Wouldn't hurt getting it checked out by a Doctor and eliminating it
if nothing else. I was like you when I first started riding too (I'd given up smoking thirty a
day!). I put it down to a combination of pushing myself to hard (especially on the hills) because I
didn't know any better and recovering from being unfit and, of course, the smoking. I'd suggest that
you take it easier especially on the hills and ride some more easy, flat miles. You should find that
you'll get fitter in no time and that your lungs and body will take the punishment a lot better.
--
Westie

Jody7818 said:

I've been biking now for about 3 months. I ride approxiamately 15-20 miles a week. And I still
become tired easily. At first, my legs would get tired and were sore alot. I have gotten past that
phase. Now, I just can't catch my breath while riding. I find myself having to stop often to catch
my breath. I once pushed myself a little bit too hard riding up a hill. When I stopped to catch my
breath, I started feeling dizzy and nasseau. I had to sit on the ground for about 5 minutes
because I thought I was going to fall down. Has anyone else had this type problem? If so, did it
go away or did you go to the doctor?

Also, just to give you some info about myself: I'm 25 and 180 lbs(20 lbs too heavy).

Your're dying. Better get your affairs in order...

~Travis