dom15931
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I have noticed since it has gotten colder that it seems just that I have to work a little bit harder to make my usual pace. Is this just me or generally true because of the properties of colder air and increased clothing weight?
colder air and pace?
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DougPaul
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Unless you are having specific problems such as breathing, the cold doesn't make much differnce (assuming you are carrying the same weight in your pack and on your feet).
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BrentD22
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The dry air may be...
It might be that the cold air is irratating your lungs. I know it affects me. The other day I was playing basketball in some colder air. It felt like my lung where on fire.
It might be that the cold air is irratating your lungs. I know it affects me. The other day I was playing basketball in some colder air. It felt like my lung where on fire.
dom15931
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BrentD22 said:
Yeah, that is probably a lot of it...
Deep breathing of cold air actually draws fluid into my lungs. I've heard it described with various terms, such as "runner's asthma", though ultimately it is just the body trying to protect its innards from the dry and chill. It definitely makes huffing and puffing harder in the cold air.
Fortunately, I don't huff and puff as much as I used to.
Fortunately, I don't huff and puff as much as I used to.
DougPaul
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Cold air bothers some asthmatics.BrentD22 said:
The cold inhaled air has essentially zero humidity once it is warmed to body temp and the exhaled air has 97+% humidity at body temp. Very drying. (In fact you lose something on the order of 1 liter per day just breathing in the cold.)
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And this is the reason why it's so easy to get dehydrated in the winter.
And this is the reason why it's so easy to get dehydrated in the winter.
