I have not run for many years any advice?
2006-08-29 07:24:55 · 17 answers · asked by Marie 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I did the same exact thing - I'm 25 now and I have smoked on and off for almost 10 years!
I feel great now, I quit smoking almost 4 months ago and now I run 40-50 miles a week and I feel better now then I ever have in my life!
It's tough at first - try a program that isn't just flat out running. Set yourself a program that is maybe running for 8 minutes, walking for 5 minutes - do that for a few weeks, then run for 10, walk for 5, run for 15, walk for 8 . . .so an and so forth, you get the idea. Your body will tell you what is best, just don't quit -
And I know it sounds horrible, but don't be discouraged when you are done running and you feel like you just drank drano - that's all the bad nonsense coming back out of your lungs and your lungs working again!
Feels great, good decision.
2006-08-29 07:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Natural Quit Smoking Magic
2016-05-17 03:09:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! Today and tomorrow will be the toughest days. Don't even THINK about running right now. Wait until three weeks after you have had a cigarette to start running, then do it slowly and listen to your body. Stretch before and after.
Every time you want a smoke, go out and walk. Take deep breaths and hold them for a few seconds before letting them out as you used to the noxious smoke. People who have quit smoking forget to take those deep breaths. Take your pulse before and after you do this, it will actually lower your pulse rate. Take a walkman. Pay attention to your body and the signals it is giving, and ask yourself, what is it exactly that makes me want to smoke? Hard to pinpoint, but helps you to intellectualize about it until the cravings go away.
Buy celery and carrots. You will gain weight, just put that into the equation, but on average at one year past quitting most people have put on 12 pounds, but by the end of the second year, that weight gain has decreased, or you have actually lost 8 pounds, so the gain is only 4 pounds over when you smoked..given that most people gain one or two pounds a year anyway, not so bad.
Avoid places and behaviors that trigger the reflex that make you want to smoke. Don't go to bars, or friends' houses if they smoke. If you like to smoke with morning coffee, switch to caffeinated tea for a while. Buy whole cloves and put one of those in your mouth when the oral fixation needs something. Gives you something to do with your mouth, and leaves your breath delightful.
Stick with it, you can and need to do this!
2006-08-29 07:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
start out walking and increase the distance as you get better at it. you will probably hurt yourself if you start out running.
i ran 10 seasons of track and decided to run again after years off. I ran 400 yards and my knees hurt so bad I was crippled for a week. Dont push it. Keep a diary to help motivate you.
regards
David
2006-08-29 07:29:56 · answer #4 · answered by Handsome Devil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't overdo yourself, start off slow and do only what you think you can handle, it will take some time to get your heart back in shape.
I am also a smoker and would like to know how you quit smoking... I don't have the energy to do normal daily activities.
2006-08-29 07:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by a_good_one_waiting 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good for you Marie! I quit a year ago after 30 years! Don't give in to cravings! Start off slow.
2006-08-29 07:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by Olivia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a check up to make sure you are in good enough health first and be sure to tell your doctor you want to start running. He/She can advise you on how best to precede. Congratulations on quitting smoking, that alone is something to be proud of.
2006-08-29 07:31:43 · answer #7 · answered by Slam64 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take a deep breath and think. Would you like it if someone you know stoped smoking and started running! And would you look at them funny after they did?
2006-08-29 07:43:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well its proberly best 2 start walkin 4 a couple minites each day and den gradualy start doin it 4 longer! then wen u feel ur good anough do wot ever u feal lik
soz if i not much help and a BIG WELL DONE 4 givin up!
keep it up!
2006-08-29 07:33:52 · answer #9 · answered by x <3 Laurz <3 x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes -- don't start running right away -- start walking first then jog and then run -- the worst mistake you could make is to overdo it at the get-go-- it's hard to not overdo it -- but if you just take it slow at first -- you're more likely to reach your goal--
2006-08-29 07:29:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋