4 ms·
Physical activity makes you breath more polluted air though.
by seszett 6y ago
Physical activity makes you breath more polluted air though.
- mierz00 6y agoSo the solution is to keep polluting? I don’t understand your point here. If everyone makes the effort to walk/bike more there will be a reduction in pollution.
- seszett 6y agoMy point is that I prefer to just walk or be careful and not do too much effort when on bike when there are pollution events in my city. I try to make sure I only have to breath through my nose then. I believe it's worse here in Europe than in the US as we have a large proportion of diesel cars (though where I live now, most pollution comes from the harbour) and during bad pollution events you don't just smell it but you feel the particle-polluted air aggressing your respiratory system.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- wongarsu 6y agoYes, but the positive effects of physical activity increase your life expectancy more than the polluted air decreases it. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297712056_Can_air_pollution_negate_the_health_benefits_of_cycling_and_walking https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297712056_Can_air_p...
- seppin 6y agoExactly. Every time I see someone jogging/running in the downtown part of the city, surrounded by idling cars, I shake my head.
- stefan_ 6y agoWould you rather they drive 20 miles first to jog? The reality for most people in a city is that to exercise they inevitably first need to escape 5 miles worth if clogged up car arteries.
- seppin 6y agoAre you trying to argue that they are inhaling pollution at an extremely high rate by running downtown or do you just not like the fact that I pointed this out?