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How to breathe easier when it’s downright tropical out

How to breathe easier when it’s downright tropical out

In this week’s newsletter we look at why humidity makes it harder to breathe and share a few breathe-better tips when going for a walk feels more like going for a swim

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Kelly DiNardo
Jul 02, 2023
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So it’s peak “Monica in Barbados” season here (womp, womp). 

The stifling weight of the air, which has been slowly making its presence felt during my morning runs or walks, made me wonder: Does humidity actually make air thicker and heavier? 

Down the sticky-in-all-the-crevices rabbit hole I went to find out … kinda. Technically the water vapor molecules …

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