So I’m a runner and one of the road blocks that pops up from time to time is that my legs feel fine, but my lungs just can’t keep up with the speed. I’ve noticed after a hard run, I get a sort of cough and a bit of mucous build up like I’ve damaged my lungs in a way. Is this the same process as other muscles? Create little micro tears in muscle, body sends nutrients to site of damage, tears recover, muscle gets bigger and stronger. Or is there something else at play that makes our lungs stronger over time?
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The lungs themselves are only part of the puzzle. The purpose of lungs is to bring oxygen to your blood. So if your blood and heart gets better at carrying oxygen in larger amounts and more efficiently your lungs wont have to work as hard.
Exercise have shown to change many things about your blood such as plasma amount and number of red blood cells.
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