convicted neighbor Don Kirkman wrote:
> stryped wrote:
>
> >I am a 36 year old runner wanting to improve my 5k times. I got to
> >wondering, would it hurt me to run with a mouthpiece in similar to
> >what you wear while playing football. To get the body used to
> >performing with less oxygen? Or would this be bad for the heart or
> >other organs?
>
> >I know elite runners will train at high altitudes to do the same
> >thing.
>
> By "do the same thing" do you mean run with a mouthpiece, or get the
body used
> to performing with less oxygen? It makes a difference.
>
> ISTM using a mouthpiece is potentially dangerous since it could
accidentally be
> inhaled.
The mouthpiece is not likely to get past the epiglottis especially
when tethered to the face mask.
May we, who are Christians, continue to pray for your peri****ng soul,
dear Don:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/134aca053227804c?
Prayerfully in the awesome name of LORD Jesus Christ,
Andrew <><
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