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Why do footballers feel the need to spit?


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Many runners develop excessive saliva or mucus while jogging. This causes them to spit much more during their training than they normally would. A jogger might feel like spitting more during a workout for any of several reasons. Because a body in motion is under a variety of stresses, more saliva or mucus will be produced and, therefore, will need to be expectorated.

Cold Air

When running outside in cooler temperatures, your nose must warm and humidify the air you breathe before it reaches your lungs. This action produces mucus in your nose and throat, and the mucus acts as a humidifier to condition the air before it reaches your lungs. The buildup of saliva and mucus will cause you to spit more often.

Exertion

The production of saliva increases when runners begin working their lungs and cardiovascular system. As the body warms up, it will produce more saliva. This affects people differently and might affect newer runners more than exceptionally fit joggers. Joggers who smoke or who have recently quit smoking will produce more mucous as their lungs work to clean themselves during exertion.

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I remember playing football at youth level and the plelm build up was incredible,

I no choice but to discharge numerous big groggers during a game

I also had the same issue doing cross country running,a lot more dangerous as it tended to be in the depth of winter and mini ice rinks had to be avoided on subsequent laps of the school grounds

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