Health Effects of Smoking Cigarettes – Nicotine Control Awareness

Julie H says:

"Smoking is the nation's leading cause of preventable death."
This is a quote from the American Lung Assn. flyer I received. Smoking dirties your lungs and it stays there. Even if you exercise, your lungs will not be as efficient as if they are "clean". The worst is if you get lung cancer. You sound like someone who thinks keeping his heart in shape is important…your lungs are just as important and there is not much you can do if you end up with lung cancer. Why would somebody do something that they know is bad for them and may cause suffering later (to themselves and their loved ones…I lost my dad to cancer, and the doctor said cigarettes played a major part. I miss him terribly, and he may have actually had a chance if he didn't smoke). If you smoke now and would like help, go to the American Lung Association website and "Freedom from smoking" link at http://www.lungusa.org or call 1-00-LUNG-USA. I hope you decide it's not worth the risk…whether you get cancer or not, your lungs will lose their elasticity and capacity over the years, coated and dirty with tar and nicotine. Not to mention socially it is not a very attractive habit. Please get more details at the websites I mentioned and good luck.

thefly119 says:

You absolutely should quit smoking. The lungs are like a sponge and absorb whatever goes into them. So putting toxins into them damages them, whether you do cardio exercises or not. Try to quit. I also think smoking before or after you work out will make your exercise twice as taxing as it would be normally.

unico says:

doing cardio would help you out more, but what would be the point of trying to be healthy while you smoke, it defeats the purpose of what your trying to do, why dont you be a man and quit