Re: Former smokers who worked out- question
The "results" are that your cardio-respiratory system becomes much more efficient pretty soon after you quit smoking.
At 20 minutes after quitting:
* blood pressure decreases
* pulse rate drops
* body temperature of hands and feet increases.
I'm not sure exactly how the results of muscle building pan out, but I figure it's good, since muscles tend to like oxygen and want to discard CO2.
Your cardio results should be quite good however! Your heart and lungs will definitely improve in function. You may have some damage in this area, but the body does a pretty good job at healing once it's stimulated to do so.
Oh, I smoked from age 17 til 25. I'm now 47, 5'10", 162lbs, 11% body fat, low LDL, good HDL, low BP, resting HR=58, etc.
There are very few guys my age who can keep up with me.
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