Smoking and exercising

DFL said:

Hi there,

I smoke about a pack a week and about 2 on weekends. I run
3 times a week and swim in between those days. What is the
affetc that this has on my heart?

Bad. You should stop.

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If one gets a lot of exercise does it lessen or decrease
the effects of smoking?

No.

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Thanks!

You are welcome.

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Quoted message said:

Hi there,

I smoke about a pack a week and about 2 on weekends. I run
3 times a week and swim in between those days. What is the
affetc that this has on my heart?

If one gets a lot of exercise does it lessen or decrease
the effects of smoking?

Thanks!

My guess is that they are independent with smoking having
the dominant effect. Sort of like taking a slow acting
poison, but eating well in other respects.

If you think you are going to quit sometime, is there really
any point in waiting?

Bill

DFL said:

Hi there,

I smoke about a pack a week and about 2 on weekends. I run
3 times a week and swim in between those days. What is the
affetc that this has on my heart?

If one gets a lot of exercise does it lessen or decrease
the effects of smoking?

Thanks!

Smoking constricts the arteries like a vise. An occasional
smoker feels this effect as pleasure, alas, since the
arteries have time between smokes to regain their
flexibility. A chain smoker foregoes this twisted form of
pleasure, since his arteries are permanently in a hardened
state and essentially he is puffing away to get a fix of
nicotine..

I wouldn't be surprised to find that heart attacks often
occur upon lighting up a cigarette when the arteries
suddenly constrict. (I wonder if a study has ever been done
about this ?) To assess the damage that smoking does, you
need to understand that the cardiovascular system works
because of an active heart, but also because active arteries
which adjust with flexibility to stresses in the system
thereby protecting the heart from overloads. It is this
protection that is greatly decreased because of the
stiffening effect from smoking.

A second item which I learned from my friendly cardiologist
is that exercise can be detrimental to the cardiovascular
system if it is too strenuous. That's why you should hew
working out to the pulse rate guide lines published in
exercise books. Non strenuous exercise is a must, however,
in that it keeps the arteries supple and able to protect
the heart.

liaM

Many Thanks for the help. Quitting is going to happen, not a
chronic smoker so it will happen.

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DFL said:

Hi there,

I smoke about a pack a week and about 2 on weekends. I
run 3 times a

week

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

and swim in between those days. What is the affetc that
this has on my heart?

If one gets a lot of exercise does it lessen or decrease
the effects of smoking?

Thanks!

Smoking constricts the arteries like a vise. An occasional
smoker feels this effect as pleasure, alas, since the
arteries have time between smokes to regain their
flexibility. A chain smoker foregoes this twisted form of
pleasure, since his arteries are permanently in a hardened
state and essentially he is puffing away to get a fix of
nicotine..

I wouldn't be surprised to find that heart attacks often
occur upon lighting up a cigarette when the arteries
suddenly constrict. (I wonder if a study has ever been
done about this ?) To assess the damage that smoking does,
you need to understand that the cardiovascular system
works because of an active heart, but also because active
arteries which adjust with flexibility to stresses in the
system thereby protecting the heart from overloads. It is
this protection that is greatly decreased because of the
stiffening effect from smoking.

A second item which I learned from my friendly
cardiologist is that exercise can be detrimental to the
cardiovascular system if it is too strenuous. That's why
you should hew working out to the pulse rate guide lines
published in exercise books. Non strenuous exercise is a
must, however, in that it keeps the arteries supple and
able to protect the heart.

liaM

Man, can't stress enough, quit. I used to hear all these guys telling ppl
to quit while I smoked, and always thought 'i'll quit some day, this dosen't
apply to me.' Welp, had my first MI 2 weeks ago, and I'm only 34. My
smoking did not help things along. Guess what, I don't smoke now, but don't
wait as long as I had to to quit 🙂

Just my 2c worth...........

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Indy ................... Maine Coon cats, the gentle giant.

DFL said:

Many Thanks for the help. Quitting is going to happen, not
a chronic smoker so it will happen.

Hey.. that's great!