Does anyone NOT feel any different?

[mrjayd]

Is there anyone out there that is NOT feeling much better after quitting analogs and vaping every day? I mean I understand the general consensus that our lungs will clear out after quitting analogs but just curious if this massive amount of vapor we are inhaling still affects us in any way.

Are there any runners out there vaping hard every day that can attest to clearer lungs and feeling fine while running? I want to start running after I have been off the stinky's for about a month. But I couldn't run a half mile before without having to stop and catch my breath.

 

[XeniaMike]

It's only been 20 days for me, but I don't feel any different. Love vaping way better tho.

 

[albcig]

running requires training. vaping is not some kind of stimulant that would make you an athlete after a month, if you haven't run for a long time you need a long time to get used to it.

 

[Magentadaisy]

Even after 22 years of smoking, quite often I'd feel slightly ick after having a smoke. I love that I never feel this way any more, even if I'm vamping up a storm. Also, there have been a couple of times where I have normally been slightly out of breath, but now am not. I'm very interested to see how things go when I start working out again. Giving myself a few weeks off the smoke, and then I'll start.

 

[akatina]

Not a runner, but I am a skater and was active even as a smoker. Yes, I can tell a difference. It's not huge but I can tell that I can do the same amount of work with less physical effort (and by extension, more work and more results with the same perceived effort as when I was smoking).

If you weren't running before, you won't be any better at running now (or skating, biking, swimming, etc.). I'm not a runner either and I'm just as bad at it now as I was as a smoker But if you want to become a runner, the process will likely be easier now than when you were smoking. Don't just lace up your shoes, run till you drop, and then consider yourself a failing mess because you didn't make it a half mile. That's setting yourself up for failure. Check into the "couch to 5k" trainings (available tons of places online for free) and get started.

FWIW, I have started getting into running and my body still doesn't like it. It's not my breathing or my cardio, it's my lower legs and feet (muscle and nerve problems). Even when I go "running" I wind up alternating running 45 seconds and walking a minute. I average 11-12/min per mile even when I'm walking half my route, so I'm ok with it.

 

[Chimney34]

I'm not a runner either but I can definitely tell a difference. I often have to walk up a hill in my apartment complex to go up to the front office or when I'm taking the dog for his walk. I'd be so out of breath & struggling. That doesn't happen anymore. I find that it has also helped with my yoga exercise. Yoga focuses on breathing while doing the exercises. It doesn't happen overnight but I hope you start to see some positive changes soon!

 

[T0rtitude]

I didn't feel different immediately. I did immediately notice a small difference in my breathing, but not energy or stamina. Months later I have more energy. Running isn't my thing, I'm out of shape, and I've gained weight since quitting, but I can tackle stairs without a problem. I find myself choosing stairs over elevators. I also hop on my exercise bike, and despite it making my muscles burn, it doesn't affect my breathing at all. I'd imagine if I did want to take up running, it would be doable and it wouldn't have been when I smoked.

 

[Aheadatime]

Quitting cigarettes won't make you any more of an athlete than smoking them did, as others have mentioned. I've worked out (including cardio) during my smoking years and now that I'm off the cigs. The improvement lies in the healing/growing process. I recover from my workouts quicker, and 'gain' faster, meaning tomorrows workout is easier, as opposed to when I was smoking cigs, I felt like it was an uphill battle. People who don't exercise won't notice a whopping difference I assume, outside of the absence of phlegm, the ability to walk stairs and parking lots easier, and a bit of a clearer head.

 

[Iffy]

I have a pretty much sedentary lifestyle. Vaping for near two years now, I must say that my many positive health changes were a gradual process. In retrospect, it's been wonderful, but not dramatic overnight improvements.

Hang in dere!!!

 

[zyglrox]

Yeah, you need to run more to build the stamina to run further lol.

I used to do 15-20 miles in ~an hour on my bike when I was still smoking. A month later, I'm still doing the 15-20, but now that's taking me closer to 45 minutes to complete. And I'm coming home feeling a lot less winded. It's getting easier and easier to breathe every time. I noticed a huge increase in stamina within days of fully-switching. Normally, I sort of had to pace myself or I would get sore, feel weak, and get aching in my chest, but now my legs want to just GO from start to finish and I don't even feel it in my chest. I actually cannot go at the pace I used to. As soon as I stop paying attention, I start going faster because I just don't feel the strain like I used to. It used to be that my work-outs would tire me out somethin' fierce. Now, my energy levels skyrocket after a work-out. It's amazing what the increase in cardiovascular efficiency has done for my muscle capacity. These are the same muscles I was using before. The only real difference is that they're operating more efficiently than before because they're getting a better supply of good blood and less of the icky lactic acid that makes you tired, sore, and eats your muscles. I think had the raw physical capacity to do this before I quit smoking. The difference now is that my body is better equipped to make full use of it.

I should mention that I've been on a steady work-out regimen for a couple of years now, though. I doubt you're gonna be all that much better off getting into a work-out regimen as a smoker than you would as a vaper. I think the differences are going to be more apparent when you get into a groove, i.e., in where you "cap-out."

I do think you'll ultimately wind up in better shape picking up running/jogging as a vaper than you would as a smoker, though. And you'll probably get there faster too. But the first few times, you're probably still gonna perform about as you would as a smoker because not smoking doesn't equate to maintaining a solid cardio regimen.

 

[Orobas]

running requires training. vaping is not some kind of stimulant that would make you an athlete after a month, if you haven't run for a long time you need a long time to get used to it.

+1 this.

Switching to vaping isn't going to turn you into an olympic league runner. But it WILL make it easier to get started in the first place.

 

[BostonVape]

back to working out after about a year of taking a 'break'

been running 3-4 miles and p90x for past 30 days and i feel great.

even take a break.. do a little vaping, and then get back to the workout and it doesnt effect me.. no shortness of breath. its awesome!

also have WAYYYY more energy since I quit the analogs.

 

[IntelligentDesigner]

I have a naturally good physical condition without having to work out for it. I keep a good muscle tone and can burn 4000 calories in a good night's sleep. And I could smoke my sister in a 30 mile bike ride even while I was smoking a PAD. To be fair, and not trying to be sexist either, I am a guy vs a girl and it is empirically proven that we are bigger, faster, and stronger in general. But as far as running, I haven't had very much lung stamina since high school, due in large part to never committing to regularly developing/requiring a large lung capacity. I do like biking and occasionally go on a mini marathon chasing the dogs around the house. I still get winded pretty quickly compared to someone I might consider an athlete.

But I have noticed that the longer I go without smoking, the time gradually increases before I get winded, and I have a dramatic reduction in the amount of time it takes to regain my breath. It certainly wasn't an overnight change. It took at least a month for any real noticeable change to occur despite my resilience and ability to overcome injury and stuff faster than most. Everyone's different. It may take you longer or shorter. Just don't give up or push too hard and you'll get there.

 

[cardenio]

I just turned 20 and started vaping about 7 months ago after smoking 3/4s a pack a day for about 3 years. I had chronic bronchitis all 3 years of smoking, i'd get a sinus infection one day and it'd always lead to a long lasting bronchitis spell. This was gone after about month 5.. and the one time i was sick since was a swift pass through it. So i had a pretty dramatic increase in health, thats just me though

 

[DummyMe]

I'm sixty years old, I smoked for 45 of those 60 years. I've been smoke-free for a year & a half. I definitely have more stamina, but I still can't run a marathon! I've always been a fast walker, but the last 10 years I slowed down until I quit smoking. I'm back to movin pretty quickly. I'm a field service rep in the weighing industry, I pull a cart full of weights around behind me all day & I go 8 hours never sitting down. Before I took up vaping & quit the stinkies I was starting to have problems doing this. I can now wear out younger co-workers. I keep hearing, "Can't we take a break."

Quitting smoking certaintly will help with running, but don't expect to suddenly become an olympic athelete just because you do. If that were true, all "never smokeds" would be olympic runners.

 

[molli]

Obviously from my avatar I won't be doing any running. :/ But I have noticed that I can now go up a flight of stairs in my house without being winded and having to stop half way through. Granted it still takes me a couple minutes, but that's not due to being out of breath anymore. Down was never an issue..could just fall down them....lol.

 

[Dutch81]

I'm not a runner either but I can definitely tell a difference. I often have to walk up a hill in my apartment complex to go up to the front office or when I'm taking the dog for his walk. I'd be so out of breath & struggling. That doesn't happen anymore. I find that it has also helped with my yoga exercise. Yoga focuses on breathing while doing the exercises. It doesn't happen overnight but I hope you start to see some positive changes soon!

This... I don't run either but after 3 mos. I can actually inhale a deep breathe, hold it and release. I do play ball and when I was smoking, I would COLLAPSE after one full court game. Now I can play 2 games, THEN I collapse. I'm sure after another 3 mos. I'll be able to play even longer. No yoga though.

 

[Telboy]

No difference for me after 8 months of vaping,a friend who quit smoking but does not vape says she notices no difference either.

 

[Iffy]

Down was never an issue..could just fall down them....lol.

Gravity doesn't suck as much since I started vaping!

 

[rebgold]

My lungs hurt more now. They never hurt when I smoked a half a pack of American Spirits a day. I don't inhale directly into my lungs and sometimes not at all. I vape more than I smoked though. I chain vape 6 mg all day. Also, the fancy juices and trying different cartos and upgrading batteries has not really been cheaper than smoking.
On the up side, my teeth are whiter and I don't stink!