Air Pollution Bad for Exercise Routines

If your doctor tells you to exercise for your heart, choose the right place and time of day, or you could do as much harm as good. A news study shows diesel exhaust and fine soot particles had the effect of increasing risk factors for heart attacks when people were exposed during exercise, according to an Associated Press story.

Environmental and health experts have long warned people to avoid heavy exertion during hot summer days when ozone, smog and particulate levels tend to be at their highest. That tends to be in the afternoon and evening on the hottest days. State and federal air quality officials publish daily forecasts and warnings.

Click here to see the latest federal report. Laws are tightening on industrial sources of the emissions linked to these pollutants -- but until the air is cleared further, it's best to choose your exercise day, time and place carefully.

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