Originally Posted by
keisatsu
How so? I tend to agree with Bosoxmrkn, I was cycling and smoking for years. I noticed a pretty big improvement in overall health from when I was just doing the smoking part.
There are so many deleterious effects when smoking and exercise and smoking are combined, a few of which are....
1) Cigarette smoke contanis carbon monoxide, this binds to the oxygen sites with a much stronger attraction than the oxygen molecule and so ties up oxygen binding sites and reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of the red blood cell.
2) Cigarette smoke contains carbon dioxide, again harming respiratory effort.
3) Smoking will raise the blood pressure and heart rate while constricting peripheral arteries, diminishing blood flow to the periphery.
4) Stress on the heart increases.
5) Risk of coronary is increased.
6) Bronchospasm can occur reducing the ability to breath effectively.
The list goes on.
Here's an interesting fact- within 24 hours of quitting smoking, your chance of a fatal heart attack is reduced 50 %.