If smoking clogs up the arteries, does that mean you'll take longer to lose !
Question: i ask this because ive been smoking for just over 8 years now and im desperate to quit for health reasons. i think ive identified one of the reasons i want to give up smoking - a motivational one, i want to be physicaly fit and become a health junkie and lose the beer gut (yes i also drink..) because I'm one of those guys who feels less confident around the opposite member of the sex if im a little 'chubby' in appearance. i want to be lean mean and bursting with energy first thing in the morning as i get out of bed. this would allow me to do early morning jogs and/or my situps and press ups. i use to do press ups religiously, got obessed with them at one point and the rewards were there within months, i feel that if i attempt to burn off the lbs, i'll find it harder than the average out of shape guy who is a non smoker because i heard smoking thickens the blood in the arteries. is this true ? it sounds silly to say this, but if this is the case then i would give up isntantly.
Answers: i ask this because ive been smoking for just over 8 years now and im desperate to quit for health reasons. i think ive identified one of the reasons i want to give up smoking - a motivational one, i want to be physicaly fit and become a health junkie and lose the beer gut (yes i also drink..) because I'm one of those guys who feels less confident around the opposite member of the sex if im a little 'chubby' in appearance. i want to be lean mean and bursting with energy first thing in the morning as i get out of bed. this would allow me to do early morning jogs and/or my situps and press ups. i use to do press ups religiously, got obessed with them at one point and the rewards were there within months, i feel that if i attempt to burn off the lbs, i'll find it harder than the average out of shape guy who is a non smoker because i heard smoking thickens the blood in the arteries. is this true ? it sounds silly to say this, but if this is the case then i would give up isntantly.
Probably the "clogged arteries" won't make it any harder to work out unless for some reason your arteries are EXTREMELY clogged, especially around the heart, in which case this would be considered heart disease, and you might feel chest pain during the workouts (because the blocked arteries aren't letting you get enough oxygen to your heart muscle). A little bit of blockage probably won't be noticed. It is just the slow blockage over time, that builds up until a point where it gets to be too much which is noticable. It depends on how long you have been smoking, how old you are, whether you have high cholesterol or other risk factors. If anything, you might get out of breath quicker than someone who is a nonsmoker, since the smoking will affect your lungs and your breathing capacity (even though you aren't smoking during your workout, smoke is an irritant to the lungs). However, that alone shouldn't stop you from gettting exercise. It might just take you a little while to build up tolerance/ get into a routine. If you are out of shape, have other health problems, especially heart problems, are middle-aged to older and haven't had regular exercise in awhile, or haven't had a doctor's appointment in awhile; these might be reasons to make an appointment with your doctor & have a physical & rule out any health problems & just make sure you are physically healthy enough to implement the type of exercise plan you want to start. The main thing is to start kind of gradually & don't overdo it at the beginning. Good luck with your exercise plan & with quitting smoking, when you decide to do it!
well my nan died of this so id give up
Yes it's very true that smoke clogs the arteries and it may cause a disease called Coronary heart disease that causes the blood in the arteries to thicken. The best thing that I've always done to help me feel better through things is get a friend who feels the same way. If you find a smoker buddy, y'all can help each other and have fun at the same time!
HI,
as a nurse I see the damage smoking does to people. I myself smoked for 25 years and gave up last July and have never looked back. I can finally breath.........and it doesnt take longer to lose weight due to clogged arteries. I had already lost 2 stone when I gave up, Ive carried on and lost 5 stone in total now and walk 4 miles a day.
If you carry on smoking you are at risk from:
heart attack,
stroke,
vascular disease,
high blood pressure,
and with the excess weight all of the above and diabetes.........................so its your choice hun xx