I live in Denver where we’ve got some pretty bad air today due to Canadian wildfires. I don’t currently have a way to monitor my indoor air quality, but I do have the HVAC fans running with high quality air filters. Does anyone have insight as to, in my circumstance, how good/bad my air quality co…

No direct answer, but I found several topics covering smoke and air quality: Training with poor air quality. (Bushfire smoke) Indoor Air Quality Riding in smoke, AQI limits Smoke and air quality prediction app/website?

Get yourself a HEPA filter for the room.

This, I’m also in the area and bought two of these when we had that terrible fire season a few years ago. I want to believe that they make a difference. I’ll likely be in the basement pain cave tomorrow unless AQI improves significantly.

The big issue is ultra-fine particles that your HVAC - unless it has a HEPA filter or equivalent- won’t filter out. As was suggested, get a separate HEPA filter for your workout space. I would also suggest just doing endurance efforts as a way of reducing the amount of air you are breathing and the …

[image] ingluis29: I want to believe that they make a difference. They do. I have an indoor air quality monitor and the air purifiers make a noticeable difference in the PM25 readings when I turn them on, even if I leave the windows open.

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mcneese.chad May 19, 2023, 5:30pm 2

No direct answer, but I found several topics covering smoke and air quality:

Training with poor air quality. (Bushfire smoke)
Indoor Air Quality
Riding in smoke, AQI limits
Smoke and air quality prediction app/website?

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Indoor Air Quality Training	13	1019	September 15, 2020
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Riding in smoke, AQI limits Training	52	4547	August 31, 2023
Canada Forest Fires and Air Quality Training	29	1095	June 8, 2023
Leadville Champion, Air Quality, Strengths vs. Weaknesses, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 322 Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast	25	2312	October 5, 2021

Training inside when the air is bad outside

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