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03 Feb 2006
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Need to get my Lungs inorder after Years of Smoking?
I've been an achiever through out my schooling years doing 100meters as well as 200 meters. Since I started smoking things went bad.I want to start running again, I feel I have been born with a talent and would like to continue running."HOW DO I GET MY LUNGS READY? HOW WILL I KNOW MY LUNGS WILL NOT BE DAMAGED THROUGH OUT THE TRAINING? WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE DOES MY LUNGS NEED?PLEASE HELP!!
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Please post to exercise doc. In essence you should stop smoking. For a short while you may have some coughing and increased phlegm production. will stop. A gradual start to an exercise programme should follow with gradual build up. Good luck!
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