Posted by Not a Fitness Pro on October 10, 1999 at 15:58:51:
In Reply to: smoking posted by Heath Hamby on October 05, 1999 at 07:33:33:
: I used to be a smoker but have now quit. I am 24 yrs old and smoked in high school.
: I have always been in pretty good shape. I was wandering how long it will take for me
: to recover from this smoke I used to inhale. Can I ever get into the shape of a person
: that has never smoked.
Unfortunately, tar effects your lungs permanently. This does not mean you can not attain
a reasonable (or even excellent) fitness level. I would say that if you excercise properly,
you should be able to get in to shape at almost the same rate as a person who hasn't smoked,
providing that you are no longer smoking.