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Can You Be Allergic to Running?
Can You Be Allergic to Running?| Huffington Post The video at the end of this article suggest ways in which to alleviate allergy symptoms when running. However they fail to mention one of the most...
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What in the world is Galen Rupp wearing?
What in the world is Galen Rupp wearing? | OregonLive.com. He is one of the USA’s top long distance runners and he wears a mask when running in places with air pollution. Will Galen Rupp need his mask...
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Relatively low levels of ozone can affect lung function in endurance athletes
Relatively low levels of ozone (<120micrograms/m3) can affect lung function in endurance athletes, making it more difficult to bring large volumes of air into their lungs (Respiratory Effects of...
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Running a risk
Five days before the Beijing Marathon, the air pollution level in Beijing was rated “very unhealthy” by the US Embassy, and buildings in the distance appeared obscured by haze. Nonetheless, about...
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Exercise and Air Pollution
Just recently, the American Lung Association published its report on the latest measurements of soot particles and ozone in the air for almost 1,000 countries and cities in the United States. The...
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Exercising when air pollution levels are high can do more harm than good
Do you check air pollution levels before exercising outdoors? You should. Although regular exercise is good for us, exercising in poor air may wipe any short-term fitness gains. Worse still, you could...
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Running in ‘chilled’ air
We all love chilled air, it’s clean and refreshing. BUT…. cold air in you lungs on a constant basis causes all sorts of issues from reduced lung function to inducing asthma attacks. Not good! So if you...
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Smog is no excuse not to go for a run – it’s still better than sitting at home
Going for a run or cycling in a built-up area is still better for you than not exercising at all – despite the pollution, claims a new study. Researchers concluded that air pollution should not be an...
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REVIEW: Running in Haze
When I moved to Singapore in 2010, I knew little about haze and air pollution in general; I’d moved from London where the air wasn’t all that great either. In September 2010, we started to hear many...
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Joggers told to avoid certain London City streets due to air pollution
The City of London have issued a new alert system to warn joggers to exercising in areas where air levels are unsafe. Due to potentially toxic levels of air pollution in several areas around the city,...
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Running in ‘chilled’ air
We all love chilled air, it’s clean and refreshing. BUT…. cold air in you lungs on a constant basis causes all sorts of issues from reduced lung function to inducing asthma attacks. Not good! So if you...
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Smog is no excuse not to go for a run – it’s still better than sitting at home
Going for a run or cycling in a built-up area is still better for you than not exercising at all – despite the pollution, claims a new study. Researchers concluded that air pollution should not be an...
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REVIEW: Running in Haze
When I moved to Singapore in 2010, I knew little about haze and air pollution in general; I’d moved from London where the air wasn’t all that great either. In September 2010, we started to hear many...
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Running home from work in high air pollution could be deadly, study suggests
Running or cycling home from work when air pollution is high could damage the lungs and lead to heart failure, a new study suggests. Researchers in Belgium have discovered that the pollution causes...
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Tipping point: revealing the cities where exercise does more harm than good
In at least 15 cities, air pollution has now become so bad that the danger to health of just 30 minutes of cycling outweighs the benefits of exercise altogether, according to new research Who says...
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