a smoker trying to exercise...
budpuffer
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So,I do smoke about a pack a day of Newport 100s. Also some bud and occasionally hash. Running isn't exactly my first choice of activities. Anyone have any ideas on workouts that burn calories without burning my lungs?
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Well, hopefully quitting smoking is on the "to do" list for you. This is coming from someone who's trying to quit as well (cigarettes- I don't smoke anything else).
I still run occasionally but if that's too hard on your lungs, just walk or do the elliptical. You can also lift weights.0 -
i used to smoke cigarettes. i still smoked while i was starting to exercise. i started cutting back on smoking to increase exercise. it took a while, but i don't smoke any more. maybe like, one a month.
smoking is going to hold you back on really really getting into an exercise groove.0 -
I smoked over a pack a day and am a drinker, I started running when I turned 40 and do 2 to 3 hours cardio a day now.
IT CAN BE DONE!0 -
To do anything effectively you are going to engage your cardio system at some level. QUIT SMOKING! It is not good for you, and quite frankly, it is really expensive habit. You could probably find better things to do with the 50-60 a week you are burning.0
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I smoked for the first 3+ years after I started exercising (just quit ciggies 100+ days ago). You could run, but it's a little tougher - but if you want to, just use the c25k program and take it at your own pace. I never had trouble on the elliptical machine, doing weights or weight machines, or in yoga. The classes at my gym were fine too. I did get to where I wouldn't smoke on my way to the gym...but even did that for probably the first year or so.0
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Congratulations! Exercise is what finally helped me quit smoking. I took up running in a misguided attempt to offset some of the effects of smoking...over time the running made me want to smoke less (I'd think - "I've just put myself through an hour of hell - I'm damned if I'm going to undo all that work for the sake of a cigarette!").
I'd definitely encourage you to take it up. Also - have you considered elecetronic cigarettes?0 -
You can probably do mild cardio as a smoker but you won't be able to progress. I HAD to quit smoking once I really start bicycling. I couldn't breathe. I could not imagine trying to run now as a smoker. Yeesh.
Not to mention, you probably stink like something foul. You never know how bad you smell as a smoker until you stop smoking.0 -
My husband doesn't run all year, smokes a pack a day, then kicks my *kitten* in our annual 10km race, usually making it in the top 10 percent for his age category. So I think running is an option, as is almost anything else you choose to do:)0
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so I am a smoker... yes, I am sure most smokers know we should quit, we stink, we spend money etc... that wasn't her question :grumble:
I was in the Army and ran just fine smoking... and we ran alot :laugh: I have never had an issue working out that was related to that but others may have. I think you could do it just ease into it and build up (I can also hold my breath a long time as well).
ETA: Since you don't want to run (hell I don't either but I hate cardio in general) then maybe look into more strength/resistance training.0 -
uhh, i quit smoking cigarettes right around the same time i started getting in shape. and i still smoke bud and whatnot, just not until AFTER i workout or else i slack really bad0
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Hilarious post... I'm not sure what you're getting at here but good luck... smh :noway:0
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Thanks everyone,I like how everyone is so supportive. Quitting is defiantly I'm the plan, just not necessarily today.....smoking a cigarette at the moment.ashamed to say. But I will continue on my plan and am glad to have found this site.thanks again0
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Switch over to smokeless tobacco, and eat the weed.0
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Thanks everyone,I like how everyone is so supportive. Quitting is defiantly I'm the plan, just not necessarily today.....smoking a cigarette at the moment.ashamed to say. But I will continue on my plan and am glad to have found this site.thanks again
Ah! Ok, well weight training is a great way to get in better shape and burn some calories. It's not aerobic so it should be easier on your lungs for now.
Highly recommend you take the time to read about it, and pick up a copy of New Rules of Lifting for Women. Great book on the fundamentals, and it'll keep you from putsing around in the gym "looking" like you're working out like 90% of people do.0 -
Thanks everyone,I like how everyone is so supportive. Quitting is defiantly I'm the plan, just not necessarily today.....smoking a cigarette at the moment.ashamed to say. But I will continue on my plan and am glad to have found this site.thanks again
Work up to running......
Walk At Home DVDs (Leslie Sansone) are low impact aerobics you can do at your own pace. Most newer DVDs are chaptered so you can do 1 mile or 5. Add miles, bigger moves, higher knees......as your fitness improves....you will get there.0 -
Thanks everyone,I like how everyone is so supportive. Quitting is defiantly I'm the plan, just not necessarily today.....smoking a cigarette at the moment.ashamed to say. But I will continue on my plan and am glad to have found this site.thanks again
Ah! Ok, well weight training is a great way to get in better shape and burn some calories. It's not aerobic so it should be easier on your lungs for now.
Highly recommend you take the time to read about it, and pick up a copy of New Rules of Lifting for Women. Great book on the fundamentals, and it'll keep you from putsing around in the gym "looking" like you're working out like 90% of people do.
This... this is what I do and I love that book and routine (ok.. except lunges :grumble: ) ... and I too will quit one day (cigs).. today is just not it lol0 -
Eat the weed, hilarious, good ideas tho. And I defiantly have the time and effort to go grab that book that was mentioned. I think yoga and weight training will be the first goals. Then running instead of walking the dogs. Thanks again everyone!0
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I was quit for a year before starting an exercise regimen. Probably the best decision I ever made. I wouldn't have been able to meet the demands of my exercises if I kept smoking ( I run, lift weights and was taking a boxing class for a while)
Tons of stamina and no smoker's cough!
Think about giving it up..... maybe?0 -
So,I do smoke about a pack a day of Newport 100s. Also some bud and occasionally hash. Running isn't exactly my first choice of activities. Anyone have any ideas on workouts that burn calories without burning my lungs?
I was a heavy bud smoker... being in CA and having legal access to hit doesn't help my addiction.
Well, what I noticed is when Im on one I'm lazy and it hindered my progress.
Its been two days, LOL, and I have been keeping myself busy by constantly being on here... yes I'm lame but surrounding myself with like minded people helps.
Now, to answer your question, I run on treadmill anywhere from 40-over an hour and your lungs will get used to it. With any physical activity have to build endurance...
So you might feel winded at first doing any strenuous activity if your body is not used to it, not just running.
You could go for a brisk walk outside to start.0 -
Switch over to smokeless tobacco, and eat the weed.
^^^This! Lolol. I guess you could eat the hash too. :laugh: :laugh:
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Sreneesa....legal here too, defiantly understand the temptation...one of my two jobs is trimming medical bud, so there's a constant hash supply for me to try to avoid, but don't. Today is my first time on here, but I can see everyone is helpful and supportive, so I'll just keep checking in, and start slowly but surly.thanks0
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You are fine to do everything even though you smoke. I'm mid marathon training and am in the gym 4 days a week and I still haven't kicked the habit just yet.
(I'm seriously trying to quit though***)
Just don't use that excuse as a crutch. It's BS. I can easily run down and out last a good deal of people on the road after going through a pack a day.
Starting to run sucks regardless, you don't just naturally suck at it because you smoke. You start out sucking at it and its hard because you are out of shape.
If you keep smoking you just can't use it as an excuse to not doing something else. You just gotta pay the price if you still want that buzz.0 -
I just swapped smoking for vaping (which is awesome, btw, and sooo much tastier than smoking, and better for you), but when I did smoke, I did all of the same exercises that everyone else does. It's much easier on my lungs now, though.
Seriously...if you want to quit smoking, buy a cheap vapor starter kit, some good juice, and give it a try. I stopped real smokes like it was nothing. Something I've never been able to do in the past.0 -
Switch over to smokeless tobacco, and eat the weed.
this is actually not a bad idea.0 -
I just swapped smoking for vaping (which is awesome, btw, and sooo much tastier than smoking, and better for you), but when I did smoke, I did all of the same exercises that everyone else does. It's much easier on my lungs now, though.
Seriously...if you want to quit smoking, buy a cheap vapor starter kit, some good juice, and give it a try. I stopped real smokes like it was nothing. Something I've never been able to do in the past.
Any good brands to look for if someone wants to give it a go?0 -
Oxygen tank pulls.0
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Not that I condone any illegal activities, but my sister's boyfriend's cousin's dog walker has a recipe for battered extra green beans. I don't know the details of it other than something about kitesSwitch over to smokeless tobacco, and eat the weed.
Biking is good if you're looking for easy cardio and trying to minimize the bite exercise takes out of your schedule but would be brutal to start this time of year. Some people ride in the snow, myself included. But again, this doesn't come recommended if you didn't ride much to begin with.
Also, jumping on the not-smoke bandwagon here. There are alternate ways to make the nicobeast go away. E-cigarettes, patches, and pills can be had (and I hear most insurance companies will pass out the pills like candy)... there are options.0 -
Meh... I've been a smoker on and off my whole life. I have been a smoker and runner and trained in kickboxing all at the same time. You just build up to the activity as you would if you didn't smoke. Then, eventually, when you do quit, it gets easier on the lungs in fairly short order. You're better off working on your cardiovascular health while smoking than just smoking and not doing cardio at all.0
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vaping is a great idea. e-cigs are easier on your lungs, and if you look around online, there are tons of recipes to make some e-cig juice out of weed too that extracts all the wonderful THC. (also has the benefit of being odorless so you can get away with puffing on an e-cig and getting high while out and about. great for concerts, movies, etc.)
That said, I smoke .5-1 ppd, and I'm that chick that's putting my cigarette out walking into the gym and lighting up again as soon as i walk out of the gym, and i still manage to run 5-10 miles a week, and lift. smoking isn't going to prevent you from getting in shape. Being able to win a 5k? probably not in the cards, but you should be able to complete a 5k. Hell, I know marathoners that smoke. None of them come in top 10, but they all finish.0
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