Why is harder to breathe when I exercise after not smoking anymore? -
Why is harder to breathe when I exercise after not smoking anymore? -
I have ended my 16-year smoking habit a week or so ago and I feel great. As a motivator to stop smoking, I have been involved in a very intense exercise regimen for several months. I have noticed that since I have stopped smoking, it is more difficult to breathe and I get short of breath sooner in my workout. I do have an inhaler to use, but don-t want to go that route quite yet. I would appreciate any advice on this matter. Thank you!You haven-t been off of the cigarettes long enough yet for your lungs to clear up. It will happen but will take a little time. You can-t smoke for 16 years and expect them to be back to normal in a couple of weeks.The strenuous exercise regimen may not be good until a little more time has passed. Maybe you could ease up on the severity of it or stop it for a month or so. In the meantime, take deep breath exercises to help get your lung capacity back. Check with your gym coach if you want to get another opinion.
Congratulations on the fact that you gave up smoking. That alone was a huge step. Be very proud of yourself. Your body is on the road to complete recovery.Just give it time, your lungs will eventually start to open up more, and you won-t get short on breath anymore. You have to build up that lung capacity.wow! congratulations for deciding to drop the habit.
it is expected that you-ll be short of breath after more than a decade of nicotine. don-t worry, its just a phase. Before getting in to any rigorous work out, there are breathing exercises to help you inhale and exhale air properly. Once you learn the proper way of breathing, it should be beneficial especially when you are into intense exercise regimen as mentioned.
and you-re right, don-t depend on inhalers.
Hope this helps!your lungs prob arent use to the intense work and need to recooperate from smoking and learn to hold more CLEAN air. itll talke a while and congrats on stopping the habitt must be hard but keep goin
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