Calling asthmatics...

[Owlie]

DBF definitely gets cold trouble with his asthma (allergy-, not exercise-induced). He carried his rescue inhaler with him when we walked to the grocery store.

[zoom-zoom]

Yep, used my inhaler before today's ride. I wonder if part of my issue is weather-related. Because we're having such an unseasonably warm late Fall/early Winter my Fall allergies seem to be neverending. My sinuses have been complete crap, too. So these things certainly aren't helping the lungs.

[Catrin]

I know that everyone has such different experiences with asthma. For me there is really only three things that sets it off: cats, very cold air, and sinus/respiratory infections and in recent years it has only been the latter that has been a significant problem.

I used to have a LOT more trouble with it prior to losing 50+ pounds, and the more I active I am outside the less I have trouble with it. I've gotten extremely lax at using my rescue inhaler prophylactically. I tend to develop deep, bad coughs before the wheezing starts.

Thanks for the feedback! Now that I have my LHT on the trainer, I can warm up on the trainer before I hit the cold temps on the Gunnar and see what happens. I will also make certain to get my rescue inhaler refilled before I ride in sub-40 temps again...