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Rita
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Date Posted: 21:13:35 05/29/07 Tue
In reply to:
Will
's message, "Re: Smoking and sports" on 18:20:58 05/29/07 Tue
Will is right that you have to stay active and keep working the cardio-vascular system. As long as you keep working out, you'll be ok. I smoked 6-10 cigs a day all thru high school and played varsity tennis and softball. I never had a problem with smoking affecting my stamina. I still workout and run regularly to keep in shape and to (hopefully) offset somewhat the effects of smoking. I still play tennis for fun and do a lot of surfing. So far, so good. So remember, you can smoke and still be an athlete.
Best wishes,
Rita
>Hi Hayley -
>
>A really good question, and one I have thought about
>myself, and perhaps the opinion of others who have
>been smoking longer will be more relevant. But for
>me, I am very active, in that I walk about an hour
>each day, play on a competitive volleyball league
>(season just ended), and I am a scuba diver (I am
>going on a diving trip next month). So far, I have
>not noticed anything, and am at about the same level
>as you, but it has only been a couple of months. One
>great point I picked up from Rita's posts is that she
>stays active, and I think that is a great idea and I
>am planning on continuing with my activities. I am
>guessing if one is not active, these effects can sneak
>up on you before you know it. Maybe you pick them up
>earlier if you are active, and if I did find it
>starting to happen, it would certainly be a motivating
>factor for me to stop.
>
>
>>I got a Q its been botherin me since I started
>>smoking. See I play sports and I love playing but I'm
>>worried smoking will effect it. I haven't noticed
>>anything yet and this is why I'll only smoke like the
>>5 a day I do now (or less) because I don't want to not
>>be able to run and all that. So what I'm asking is can
>>I still smoke the 5 and not have it effect me or
>>should I really worry about this. Oh yeah I play field
>>hockey which involves a lot of running and also play
>>softball & volleyball which you still have to run some
>>but not as much.
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>Hayley
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