After 25 years of smoking ive decided to quit. Its been almost 4 months since i last smoked and ive decided to get back into moderate shape. Cardio is where im looking to improve when i almost passed out trying to blow a balloon for my daughter. Last thing I want is to short change play time with her because i have the lung capacity of a 102 year old.
So Ive decided my route to fitness was going back to the game of hanball, aka wallball, or 1 wall ball for you non NYCers. Last time I played a serious game was almost 10 years ago so i knew i simply could not step back on the court and play if i was in High school. So i find a court and played with myself knowing id probably embarrass myself if i played an opponent.
Man o man, I knew i was going to be rusty but .......n I'm out of shape! 5 minutes and I was sucking up wind. I packed up and drove home seeing stars and feeling totally defeated and disgusted at myself. The next day i was determined to not give up and try again. I hit the ball around at very slow paced for a good 30 minutes. My legs felt like rubber but i pushed myself till I sweated a little. Felt kind of good pushing myself running, cutting and hitting the ball with a little more force each time.
So my road to recovery is to play at least 2 times a week and maybe look into jogging. hopefully this summer I'll see an improvement.
Anyone else try to get back into shape after years of smoking?
So Ive decided my route to fitness was going back to the game of hanball, aka wallball, or 1 wall ball for you non NYCers. Last time I played a serious game was almost 10 years ago so i knew i simply could not step back on the court and play if i was in High school. So i find a court and played with myself knowing id probably embarrass myself if i played an opponent.
Man o man, I knew i was going to be rusty but .......n I'm out of shape! 5 minutes and I was sucking up wind. I packed up and drove home seeing stars and feeling totally defeated and disgusted at myself. The next day i was determined to not give up and try again. I hit the ball around at very slow paced for a good 30 minutes. My legs felt like rubber but i pushed myself till I sweated a little. Felt kind of good pushing myself running, cutting and hitting the ball with a little more force each time.
So my road to recovery is to play at least 2 times a week and maybe look into jogging. hopefully this summer I'll see an improvement.
Anyone else try to get back into shape after years of smoking?
, anyway the key is perseverance and to push yourself further and further, eventually you will get into shape !
