Luke Dunstan Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 I remember a few years back an RAF PT instructor told us that you can still improve your health while smoking. How true is this? Does anybody exercise regularly and still find they are in good health and feeling "zippy" even though they smoke? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 I remember a few years back an RAF PT instructor told us that you can still improve your health while smoking. How true is this? Why would it be false? I'm pretty sure that if I did any kind of proper exercise, I'd be 10x better off than doing none at all, smoker or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengsmelly Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Think you could be right, my uncle smokes everyday, but he's still fit a a fiddle running for county ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Think about all the old school pro footballers, fighter pilots, racing drivers and such that used to smoke. Still probably fitter than a lot of people these days, although probably not as fit as their modern day counterparts. Taking a drag of a fag doesn't make you unfit, it just gives the potential to lower your lung capacity. I used to do alright while smoking, although too many years has f**ked that up so I've stopped (again...). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Not really related to thread but on the subject of exercise, this Russian dude has some serious upperbody strength. Checkout the exercise with the bike at 03:23-03:40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 im in the army and smoke 20+ L&B per day, im fit and have got a lot fitter since doing regular exercise with the army. i used to do 12min+ 1.5mile run, but im at 9mins at the moment and was down at 8.38 during a course i was on last year. if you smoke you can still exercise and get better but not as good as you potentially could be if you didnt smoke. im fit enough so dont see a need to stop at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted September 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 im in the army and smoke 20+ L&B per day, im fit and have got a lot fitter since doing regular exercise with the army. i used to do 12min+ 1.5mile run, but im at 9mins at the moment and was down at 8.38 during a course i was on last year. if you smoke you can still exercise and get better but not as good as you potentially could be if you didnt smoke. im fit enough so dont see a need to stop at the moment. That's the answer I was looking for. Golden V, I'm coming for thee!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 Of course you can still get fitter even while continuing to smoke. But if you're even slightly serious about fitness, why would you? You'll gain more performance in a day by stopping smoking for ~24 hours than you could hope to gain in a month of normal training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 you might be able to get fit and smoke but you'll still stink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Of course you can still get fitter even while continuing to smoke. But if you're even slightly serious about fitness, why would you? You'll gain more performance in a day by stopping smoking for ~24 hours than you could hope to gain in a month of normal training. This is true. If I have a few days of not smoking I find I can walk up the stairs without having to pause half way for a sit down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Not really related to thread but on the subject of exercise, this Russian dude has some serious upperbody strength. Checkout the exercise with the bike at 03:23-03:40 What is it with this forum and an unnatural obsession with topless men/working out? Anyway, I smoke and cycle XC - with several ciggy breaks on a good run. Since cycling I've noticed I have gotten a lot fitter. I'd say it can certainly be done, but it doesn't make it easier by any means. Best off to just not bother in the first place (smoking, not excercise...sometimes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksnell95 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 i am unfit because of the amount of junk food i eat but i also smoke and it doesnt really effect me when riding trials or at college laying bricks but i only smoke about 5 a day really but if something has annoyed me it will go up haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 i am unfit because of the amount of junk food i eat but i also smoke and it doesnt really effect me when riding trials or at college laying bricks but i only smoke about 5 a day really but if something has annoyed me it will go up haha Out of interest, how old are you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Judging by his posts and username, not enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksnell95 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 i'm 16...its legal to smoke at 16 before you start complaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 i'm 16...its legal to smoke at 16 before you start complaining Unlucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Why not just combine them both for maximum gains... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Could've sworn the smoking age was 18 these days... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Could've sworn the smoking age was 18 these days... i thought it was u can smoke at 16, but only buy at 18? or some bullshit rules like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Shucksmith Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) i thought it was u can smoke at 16, but only buy at 18? or some bullshit rules like that? Indeed. I had a friend in a petrol station with me. I bought her fags with ID. Guy asked her if she had ID which she showed and says she's 16. He asked me if I was buying her cigarettes. I said yep, nothing said. Edited September 28, 2011 by Hannah Shucksmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 Thats a ridiculous rule... Like how you can have sex at 16 but aren't 'allowed' to watch it till 18. Who runs the logic in these rules, f**king morons... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Yup Smoking is still 16, but buying them is 18 and you can buy for 16 year olds as well. Just the government trying to stop smoking at a young age haha pathetic i say like them smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 smoking is for chumps and schmucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss-Higgy Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Me and J smoke, me more than him as he only smokes spliffs, i don't really feel unhealthy we ride a lot and walk everywhere.. But smoking is proven to make people unhealthy so i can't argue that i'm healthier than i would be if i didn't smoke.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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