| poisoning yourself by riding
http://www.cyclingnews.com/fitness/?id=code_red
Has anyone here experienced chronic lung sickness that can be traced
back to when they started riding more/harder?
I think I have developed chronic lung inflammation after an enjoable
season of riding on urban CA. By riding a road bike alongside with
cars you are reduce polution and get in shape, but you are poison
yourself with car emissions. Cyclists, especially when going hard,
expose their lower airways and alveoli to pollution at least 10 times
more compared to the case of no exertion (i.e. compared to car
drivers). A cyclist going hard passes at least 100 lliters of air
through his/her lungs per minute (compared to ~10 liters per minute
when not exertiing, assuming 500 ml average breaths and ~20 breaths
per minute). Not everyone will develop problems, but susceptible
people will. If I could go back, I would have switched to m.biking or
trail running.
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