Ive just quit smoking, would exercise improve my health? -
can exercise improve the state of my lungs? or once it-s damaged is it too late?
Give it a try if you can. At some point the damage is permanent. But the body has AMAZING recuperative powers. When you don-t suck down those incredibly poisonous fags, your lungs might just revert to perfect....
the short answer is yes.. for me i quit too late, and do have some damage.. but i watch my energy levels and do fine, although i require some oxygen.. congrats on your decision there is really no wrong way to quit..
the good news is that i now have been quit for over 5 years.. i quit trying to quit alone, and joined a support group.. i attend nicotine anonymous meetings both locally and on line.. on line voice meetings are as close as your computer, and you can attend while still smoking, before actually attempting a quit.. however you decide to quit good luck, there is simply no wrong way to quit!!
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Hi its never to late to improve your health. Exercise is good for you even if you only walk 30 minutes per day that will help you loose weight, the biggest problem you will probably have is the craving for a cigarette once you are over that its not so bad it has taken me three attempts to stop smoking in that time i gained a lot of weight mainly through comfort eating .Once i lost the craving i then started to exercise and eventally learned to control my craving for junk food.If you can get a proper training Program then you will lose weight quickly the hard part is keeping the weight off.But with good exercise you should see a big difference and that is all the incentive you will need Good Luck
Exercise will always help your lungs. Athletes call it cardio conditioning, it allows them to go longer distance before oxygen depletes from the lungs. So, I-d assume when you quit smoking and start exercising it would be the same.