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Smoking is One of the main Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Author: Avinash Kumar
by Avinash Kumar
Posted: Aug 17, 2017

Physical activity and smoking are, in essence, totally incompatible. While regular exercise is a gift for integral health; Smoking generates diseases, interferes with the benefits of sports practice and reduces longevity, as well as the quality of life.

Those who perform physical activities and are smokers are combining a practice that improves health and increases their life expectancy with the use of toxic substances through tobacco, which counteracts any benefit obtained by exercise. Smokers have less physical stamina, and their performance during training is very poor. In addition, they are more likely to suffer injuries and other complications when exercising.

That is why the fitness chain Gold's Gym, a brand of gyms in Venezuela with five locations located in Caracas, Maracaibo, and Margarita, promotes smoke-free spaces among its members, as well as providing spaces to educate about the negative effects of habit Of smoking, especially in the way it affects physical activity.

Oxygen is Key

It is important to remember that for high physical performance, oxygen-rich blood is required. But when smoking, it is contaminated with carbon monoxide, as well as with other chemicals present in tobacco, so that muscles and the whole body are unable to give their maximum effort.

This reduces our physical endurance and, therefore, our sports skills are seriously compromised. And is that if we smoke, even simple and routine activities, such as climbing stairs or doing household chores, make us more difficult to perform.

On the other hand, tobacco causes an increase in lactic acid, which is an element that is formed when the body breaks down carbohydrates to use as energy during times of low oxygen levels. Its increase leads to increased fatigue, heavier breathing and increased pain after exercise routines. It is not gambling, smoking affects physical performance dramatically.

A Bad Combination

We must not forget that the athlete has a high physical requirement during the performance of his activity. Carbon monoxide containing tobacco smoke has irreversible effects in the short and medium term: it produces bronchospasms, lack of oxygenation of tissues, tachycardia, among other effects that reduce the response to the overexertion of physical activity.

In short, the most advisable, if you perform the regular physical activity or not, is to abandon the habit of smoking. Athletes who quit smoking have been shown to significantly improve their physical performance. In addition, exercising greatly increases the chances of quitting.

Source: Mycure Hospitals

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Avinash Kanugula, I would like to give regular updates on day to day health Problems and precautions for them. To know more health updates visit: mycurehospitals.com

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