Comment posted I’ve Recently Quit Smoking- Is It Safe To Start A Rigorous Exercise Regime Straight Away? by mike h.

No, first of all it is perfectly safe, and second the sooner you start the better.
Just remember to build up week after week, don’t try and do too much too soon, and I would eat as healthily as possible to fuel yourself properly for training.
The current reccomended healthy eating plan is four or five small to medium meals a day, each one (apart from breakfast) should contain some carbohydrates (rice/pasta/potatoes etc) some protien (chicken, fish, etc) and lots of vitamins minerals and antioxidants (fresh fruit and veg). You can pile your plate high with as much veg and snack on as much fruit/fruit juice as you like. Just keep one day a week as your ‘treat day’ where you get a takeaway/pizza/whatever.
Also excercise is essential. Cardio excercise will not only keep you healthy, increase your lung function and decrease your resting heart rate, it will also burn off a lot of calories, keeping you slim.
Weight training is also important, use light weights with lots of reps and you will tone and define your muscles without ‘bulking up’, which will keep your body strong and supple, but also increase your metabolism so you burn off even more calories even when you are resting!
If you are joining the army, then cardio is much more important. Depending on what you are joining up as, you will need to do a mile and a half run in at least 10 minutes, and be able to jog comfortably for 30 minutes whilst being able to talk. (this is for the infantry, this decreases with crap caps). Just run a mile and a half (2.5 km) as quickly as you can, then try to get it down to 10 mins. If you can’t run a mile and a half, build up to it, otherwise you won’t get in.
Good luck.

mike h also commented

• Exercise is bad for you and may lead to a premature death. Your Doctor can help you give up exercise. Exercise harms you, and others around you.
• You need to go to the doctor, and get some blood work in.
  After they check your blood, they’ll see if you have the right antibodies in your system, and check for unknown diseases.
  They also have to do an MRI scan, to check to see if your lungs are o.k., and if you suffer from Emphysema, which is an underlying effect of chronic, habitual smoking.
  
• Yep. Go for it and well done for kicking the habit.

• What’s The Best Way To Quit Smoking?
  say I will have one in 10 minutes then when you feel like one in 10 minutes say ile have one in 10 minutes just keep doing this it works for some people
• What’s The Best Way To Quit Smoking?
  Cold turkey, its hard but you get over it fast, I actually ate alot of spicey beef jerk and orange juice so I would get heart burn, When I have it I dont want to smoke. ( I was desperate to quit)
• What’s The Best Way To Quit Smoking?
  switch sucking on smokes to sucking lollipops
• What’s The Best Way To Quit Smoking?
  There are some medical centers which are applying some sonic waves -or something like that- to your ears..No pain.no local anasthesia.They think that addiction to smoke connects to your ears.And they promise for the solution…Many people quit smoking with that way..
• What’s The Best Way To Quit Smoking?
  You have to have motivation and confidence, meaning that you can’t just say, “Oh, yah, I’ll quit next month”. You must quit NOW.

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1. mike h Says:
   November 2nd, 2009 at 2:03 am

   No, first of all it is perfectly safe, and second the sooner you start the better.
   Just remember to build up week after week, don’t try and do too much too soon, and I would eat as healthily as possible to fuel yourself properly for training.
   The current reccomended healthy eating plan is four or five small to medium meals a day, each one (apart from breakfast) should contain some carbohydrates (rice/pasta/potatoes etc) some protien (chicken, fish, etc) and lots of vitamins minerals and antioxidants (fresh fruit and veg). You can pile your plate high with as much veg and snack on as much fruit/fruit juice as you like. Just keep one day a week as your ‘treat day’ where you get a takeaway/pizza/whatever.
   Also excercise is essential. Cardio excercise will not only keep you healthy, increase your lung function and decrease your resting heart rate, it will also burn off a lot of calories, keeping you slim.
   Weight training is also important, use light weights with lots of reps and you will tone and define your muscles without ‘bulking up’, which will keep your body strong and supple, but also increase your metabolism so you burn off even more calories even when you are resting!
   If you are joining the army, then cardio is much more important. Depending on what you are joining up as, you will need to do a mile and a half run in at least 10 minutes, and be able to jog comfortably for 30 minutes whilst being able to talk. (this is for the infantry, this decreases with crap caps). Just run a mile and a half (2.5 km) as quickly as you can, then try to get it down to 10 mins. If you can’t run a mile and a half, build up to it, otherwise you won’t get in.
   Good luck.

2. LEGEN wait4it DARY! Says:
   November 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 am

   u got to start it slow,especially if the exercise involve in a cold weather.do a jog first about 2-4km.try to build up your lungs. gudluck

3. dels replies Says:
   November 2nd, 2009 at 1:56 pm

   No you are fine to start exercising. Not a great deal of relationship between smoking and exercising. You will be able to breathe better which will help .. Don’t go the whole hog in one go though.. Work your routinre up gradually. Gradually push the limits and extend yourself. Pleased for you, very sensible move.

4. animal Says:
   November 2nd, 2009 at 4:28 pm

   Go for it. You’ll note a difference immediately.
   I quit a while ago after smoking for 13 years.
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5. Kissed by a Prince ! Says:
   November 2nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm

   Yep. Go for it and well done for kicking the habit.

6. Anyone Know? Says:
   November 2nd, 2009 at 9:32 pm

   It is not like you are recovering from an operation.
   I say get in there and get on with it. The sooner the better I can tell you from experience.
   If you are fit before you go in, you stand a good chance of getting through it all.
   If not, you are only planning to fail.
   Good luck.
   3 to 5 km a day to start with.
   Enjoy.

7. william l Says:
   November 2nd, 2009 at 10:50 pm

   u can exercise any time u like whither u smoke or not

8. allspice Says:
   November 3rd, 2009 at 4:58 am

   You need to go to the doctor, and get some blood work in.
   After they check your blood, they’ll see if you have the right antibodies in your system, and check for unknown diseases.
   They also have to do an MRI scan, to check to see if your lungs are o.k., and if you suffer from Emphysema, which is an underlying effect of chronic, habitual smoking.
   lol@avatar.dmx

9. Doctor John Says:
   November 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 am

   Exercise is bad for you and may lead to a premature death. Your Doctor can help you give up exercise. Exercise harms you, and others around you.