ex smoker

[melctpunx]

yeah..thats me..i quit smoking a while ago...ive been keeping up at the gym with leg work outs and ive played soccer recreationally since i was on my high school team...but im trying to get back into running.and i went out to run today--i did a mile, but it took forever i kept having to stop and catch my breath.

anyyyyyyyways....is there any techniques or training or ANYTHING i can do to get my stamina and ability to breathe while running back???

[Froggy316]

keep runnin, you'll get used to it.

i used to smoke hard, it'll take you a few months at least.

[IASocFan]

I like playing better than running. I have to concentrate on playing instead of how hard I'm working. Even 3v3, 3v1, or 2v2.

[LifeOfBrian]

Originally posted by melctpunx
yeah..thats me..i quit smoking a while ago...ive been keeping up at the gym with leg work outs and ive played soccer recreationally since i was on my high school team...but im trying to get back into running.and i went out to run today--i did a mile, but it took forever i kept having to stop and catch my breath.

anyyyyyyyways....is there any techniques or training or ANYTHING i can do to get my stamina and ability to breathe while running back???

I gave up mid-January and you know what, my body thinks it was fitter when I was a smoker than I am now.

It is a long road - three to six months before your body begins to adjust, then up to seven years before the all illness risks are back to that of an non-smoker.

Treat this like working towards a 15k (adjust according to preference). Hard going at first, but then as you add minutes to your run each day, you progress pretty quickly.

Good luck !

[GreenDay]

Originally posted by melctpunx

anyyyyyyyways....is there any techniques or training or ANYTHING i can do to get my stamina and ability to breathe while running back??? This might come as a real shocker, but what you got to do is RUN. ;)

[ilya123]

there aint no special stamina shakes, ur body needs to learn how to concerve more oxygen while exercising, the best way for that is to keep active

running is the best way to get in shape, it may hurt for the first month but think at all the great after-effects

[Fever]

my mother used to smoke alot and she ended up quiting finally and she also had a hard time running. she started off by jogging 1km then walking back home for a km so then u get your warm down and build up from that. 2k run 1 k walk. or you could try bursts which i do with my track team. we run hard for 30 secs, jog slowly for 30 secs, run hard for 30 secs, jog slowly for 30 secs and ect....personally i just jogg and work my way up...but i don't smoke...never got addicted luckily