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If you find yourself visiting a city with poor environmental conditions, your best bet is to pay drop-in fee at nearest gym; this fee can range from $7.00 - $15.00 per day. While average healthy adult can withstand up to a 15% increase in carbon monoxide, cardiac and pulmonary patients can be adversely affected by as little as a 5% increase. Children are also more susceptible to ill effects. And, exposure to these pollutants can stay in bloodstream for hours. That means if you were around an unusual amount of toxins in morning (commute traffic, cigarettes), your afternoon workout could be more labored than usual.
While every city or even small towns can have their own form of contaminants, it is up to you to make wise decisions when choosing a safe environment in which you perform your exercise. Cleanest U.S. Cities (Ozone%) 1.Ames-Boone, IA 2.Bellingham, WA 3.Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX 4.Colorado Springs, CO 5.Duluth, MN Cleanest U.S. Cities (Particle Matter) 1.Santa Fe-Espanola, NM 2.Honolulu, HI 3.Cheyenne, WY 4.Great Falls, MT 5.Farmington, NM
SMOGGIEST CITIES 1.Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 2.Fresno, CA 3.Bakersfield, CA 4.Visalia-Porterville, CA 5.Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX 6.Merced, CA 7.Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA 8.Hanford-Corcoran, CA 9.Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette, TN 10.Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Sherri Dodd is an ACE-certified Personal Trainer, a Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant and the creator and author of Mom Looks Great - The Fitness Program for Post Partum Women. With over fifteen years of exercise experience, she is dedicated to a life of fitness as well as encouraging others to seek healthy habits and a better quality of life.