Sport and pollution, what precautions?
Sport is health… Well, not always! Air pollution both outdoors and indoors leads to respiratory diseases which can be fatal, among other things, and the authorities are urging the population to reduce intense sports activities during periods of high pollution. Let’s take stock of the precautions to be taken.
The harmful effects of pollution increase with sport
In periods of peak pollution, health authorities recommend that vulnerable people cut out all sporting activity.
Indeed, the respiratory system can be weakened by pollution and the penetration of fine particles into the body can cause shortness of breath and abnormal coughing.
When we exercise, we accelerates respiratory activity et oninhales these particles in larger quantitiesThiswhich can cause inflammation of the lungs, even in good health.