A top sports medicine doctor from Minnesota explains the burning sensation.
; you got this. You head outside, get going, and while your body feels fine, every breath you take sends a burning sensation to your lungs. You stop, thinking,This is a common question, especially among new runners or runners who move to cold places. I hear it all the time from patients in my practice in Minnesota.
The lungs are amazing organs. To understand, think of a tree with two main branches splitting off from the trunk and then splitting into smaller and smaller branches until the tiny branches sprout leaves. Turn the tree upside down, shrink it to chest size, and you have an image of a lung with the trachea as the trunk and the alveoli as the leaves.Over time, your lungs evolved to warm and humidify inhaled air to body temperature and humidity without damaging tissue.
Cold air is very dry. The burning sensation you feel when breathing in cold air is probably due to the combination of heat and water exchange that is occurring early in the inspiration of cold, dry air. For most people, this sensation goes away after a few breaths. It is not known to cause harm in a healthy lung, but can trigger an attack of bronchospasm in someone with asthma.
As best we can tell, the lungs will tolerate extremely cold temperatures without cold damage. Growing up in northern Minnesota, -40°F was not an unusual temperature, and that did not stop us from running around outdoors. There are many year-round runners in Minnesota and other northern tier states, not to mention Nordic skiers and ice skaters, who are out in very cold conditions. Our bodies seem to have developed a hardy system that will withstand the cold elements.
The bottom line: You can exercise in cold conditions without fear of damaging your lungs, and the burning sensation should pass.
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