Smog And Exercise: Should A Brown Layer Of Air Stop Your Outdoor Fitness Plans?

Smog And Exercise: Should A Brown Layer Of Air Stop Your Outdoor Fitness Plans?

SMOG, shmog. Exercising outdoors is a way of life in Southern California, and die-hard runners, walkers, cyclists and skaters aren't going to let a brown layer of air stop them.

But maybe they should. The Southland is heading into its roughest air quality season, when heat, sun, air pollution and smoke from wildfires can cause lung irritation and shortness of breath in even healthy people. Northern California is in the throes of several wildfires that are sending plumes of smoke into the atmosphere, and Southern California has already racked up a few fires, with more likely.

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