8 Tips To Keep Allergies From Sabotaging Your Workouts
- Sep 12, 2025
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Author: Mallory Creveling
Published on March 28, 2015
Finally, the weather is warm enough for you to hit the streets and log some serious miles. But if you’re one of the nearly 18 million Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies, the sneezing, watery eyes and itchy throat can kick in mid-course, forcing you to take a turn for the couch.
Those irritating symptoms occur after the body gets exposed to an allergen, like pollen, ragweed or grass, releasing inflammatory chemicals called histamines. For those who love exercising outdoors, there are ways to reduce the side effects, says Timothy Craig, D.O., professor of medicine and pediatrics at Penn State University’s Hershey Medical Center Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology. Continue to breathe easy and workout hard, by soaking up these strategies.
Allergy-Proof Your Workout
1. Find the source.Don’t know exactly what sets off your sniffles? An allergist can help you nail down the precise triggers so you can be proactive in your care and know what to avoid and when, says Clifford Bassett, M.D., director of Allergy & Asthma Care of New York. Find a doc near you by visiting allergyandasthma.org.
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