Runners with asthma

ashcky
ashcky Posts: 393 Member
edited November 13 in Fitness and Exercise
How cold is too cold for you to run outside? The weather has been so weird this fall that we've not had any super cold days when I've ran. I think the coldest was when I ran my 5k at 8AM and even then it wasn't very bad so no issues with my asthma. I love running outside and will continue to do so until it gets to cold.

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  • pomegranatecloud
    pomegranatecloud Posts: 812 Member
    Never too cold for me. I wear a neck gaiter over my mouth on really cold days.
  • jonessoda17
    jonessoda17 Posts: 8 Member
    My lungs cant handle anything below 60 degrees lol
  • ashcky
    ashcky Posts: 393 Member
    pomegranatecloud wrote: »
    Never too cold for me. I wear a neck gaiter over my mouth on really cold days.

    How cold does it get where you live? I'm in MO so our weather is weird. Lol but I have noticed that the cold wind doesn't bother me as much as it used to.
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    ashcky wrote: »
    How cold is too cold for you to run outside? The weather has been so weird this fall that we've not had any super cold days when I've ran. I think the coldest was when I ran my 5k at 8AM and even then it wasn't very bad so no issues with my asthma. I love running outside and will continue to do so until it gets to cold.

    I always have done really well in the dead of Winter (snow skiing and playing out in the snow as a favorite of mine as a kid because I felt so good). These days, I take a daily Singulair and luckily, do not suffer from the cold weather. I suffer more from the Fall with the leaves, cold, damp, and harvest dust. Today was 33 degrees (which will seem warm a month or two from now), and my bike ride where I took the heart rate up about 10 beats short of my max caused no issues. I usually ride outside down to about - 4 or -5 degrees. Below that, and my bike simply doesn't function so well - and my clothing/gear gets beyond what it is designed to do.

    I do notice I require a longer warm up period when exercising out in the cold than during warmer temperatures.

    If one has a problem, always carry the rescue inhaler out in the cold.

  • alyssa0061
    alyssa0061 Posts: 652 Member
    Anything in the 40s and below has my lungs burning. If it's below 30 I can barely walk to the car without an attack
  • ashcky
    ashcky Posts: 393 Member
    SingingSingleTracker wrote: »
    ashcky wrote: »
    How cold is too cold for you to run outside? The weather has been so weird this fall that we've not had any super cold days when I've ran. I think the coldest was when I ran my 5k at 8AM and even then it wasn't very bad so no issues with my asthma. I love running outside and will continue to do so until it gets to cold.

    I always have done really well in the dead of Winter (snow skiing and playing out in the snow as a favorite of mine as a kid because I felt so good). These days, I take a daily Singulair and luckily, do not suffer from the cold weather. I suffer more from the Fall with the leaves, cold, damp, and harvest dust. Today was 33 degrees (which will seem warm a month or two from now), and my bike ride where I took the heart rate up about 10 beats short of my max caused no issues. I usually ride outside down to about - 4 or -5 degrees. Below that, and my bike simply doesn't function so well - and my clothing/gear gets beyond what it is designed to do.

    I do notice I require a longer warm up period when exercising out in the cold than during warmer temperatures.

    If one has a problem, always carry the rescue inhaler out in the cold.

    I always make sure to bring my inhaler and I take 2 puffs before exercise. I'm hoping I can still run in the cold, guess we'll see!
  • ashcky
    ashcky Posts: 393 Member
    alyssa0061 wrote: »
    Anything in the 40s and below has my lungs burning. If it's below 30 I can barely walk to the car without an attack

    This was me until I started becoming more active and lost weight. There seems to be less stress on my lungs.
  • alyssa0061
    alyssa0061 Posts: 652 Member
    ashcky wrote: »
    alyssa0061 wrote: »
    Anything in the 40s and below has my lungs burning. If it's below 30 I can barely walk to the car without an attack

    This was me until I started becoming more active and lost weight. There seems to be less stress on my lungs.

    I wish very much that that were true for me but unfortunately it hasn't been :( I've lost 130 pounds while walking, and now jogging, every single day and have seen no improvement whatsoever in my asthma.
  • ashcky
    ashcky Posts: 393 Member
    alyssa0061 wrote: »
    ashcky wrote: »
    alyssa0061 wrote: »
    Anything in the 40s and below has my lungs burning. If it's below 30 I can barely walk to the car without an attack

    This was me until I started becoming more active and lost weight. There seems to be less stress on my lungs.

    I wish very much that that were true for me but unfortunately it hasn't been :( I've lost 130 pounds while walking, and now jogging, every single day and have seen no improvement whatsoever in my asthma.

    Aww I'm sorry :(
    Congratulations on your loss that is an amazing accomplishment!
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