Running in the cold

[Cowlifter]

I live in central Alberta, Canada, and it gets pretty cold. It is at an average -10 degrees celsius or about 15 degrees farenhiet. I can't breath really well through my nose, so when I run, I must use my mouth to get my air. The cold air isn't good for my lungs and can damage them if I run in the cold. I have a treadmill, but I want to try HIIT cardio, and my treadmill doesn't work well with it. It stops on my faster paces. So I was wondering what you guys would recommend I do for running outside. Do they have any breath masks I could wear while running to warm up the air? If I saw a nose specialist to open my airways, would I breath through my nose only when running, or end up breathing through my mouth anyways?

Just want to know what you guys think.

Thanks for any info.

[DJAuto]

I live in central Alberta, Canada, and it gets pretty cold. It is at an average -10 degrees celsius or about 15 degrees farenhiet. I can't breath really well through my nose, so when I run, I must use my mouth to get my air. The cold air isn't good for my lungs and can damage them if I run in the cold. I have a treadmill, but I want to try HIIT cardio, and my treadmill doesn't work well with it. It stops on my faster paces. So I was wondering what you guys would recommend I do for running outside. Do they have any breath masks I could wear while running to warm up the air? If I saw a nose specialist to open my airways, would I breath through my nose only when running, or end up breathing through my mouth anyways?

Just want to know what you guys think.

Thanks for any info.

Breathing through the nose is recommended regardless of the weather. Your nose will both filter out unwanted particles and partially warm the air. If this is a problem due to medical issues, I would see a specialist to get a solution.

There are breathing masks available in most stores. Here is a quick example:

http://www.altrec.com/shop/detail/20668/

[darkwwolf]

I live in central Alberta, Canada, and it gets pretty cold. It is at an average -10 degrees celsius or about 15 degrees farenhiet. I can't breath really well through my nose, so when I run, I must use my mouth to get my air. The cold air isn't good for my lungs and can damage them if I run in the cold. I have a treadmill, but I want to try HIIT cardio, and my treadmill doesn't work well with it. It stops on my faster paces. So I was wondering what you guys would recommend I do for running outside. Do they have any breath masks I could wear while running to warm up the air? If I saw a nose specialist to open my airways, would I breath through my nose only when running, or end up breathing through my mouth anyways?

Just want to know what you guys think.

Thanks for any info.

Rocky did it and he beat Drago at the end of the movie, so I'd say go for it!

[li0scc0]

I wouldn't recommend running colder than 10 degrees.

Frankly I don't see a problem with it. It is a myth that cold air is bad for the lungs. When I cycled I routinely rode down to 10 degrees. The problem was never breathing the air, it was the wind chill of riding at 25 miles per hour in 10 degree weather!!!

With running the wind chill is not an issue as you are moving much slower via jogging. So the air should not be a limiting factor for breathing, but rather sweating and freezing.

And as an FYI, in endurance sports most breathing will be through the mouth as you can bring more air in. Try moving along with a heart rate of, say, 160bpm and try getting in enough oxygen through the nose. It won't happen!