Vape and Sport

We know that sports and smoking don't mix, but what about vaping?

- Smoking and sport

It's a common misconception that exercise cleanses the lungs and oxygenates the body. But when you smoke, sport isn't enough. What effect does sport have on our bodies as smokers?

The toxic substances released by cigarette combustion have an impact on your lungs, with tar lining your alveoli and reducing your breath. As a result, you run out of breath more quickly, and find it hard to return to normal breathing after exertion.

Moreover, when you smoke, you inhale carbon monoxide, which causes a lack of blood oxygenation, so you tire much faster than a non-smoker.

Physical exertion accelerates the heart's rhythm to transport oxygen and nutrients to the muscles more efficiently. Cigarettes and the chemical substances you inhale damage your blood vessels and arteries, reducing blood flow and increasing the risk of blood clots and cardiovascular disease. As a result, you expose yourself to respiratory failure and/or stroke with every intense effort you make. There are also risks of hypertension.

Finally, normally after a sports session, you need to rest your muscles for 24 to 48 hours to recover fully. When you smoke, the recovery process and muscle regeneration capacity are reduced. This can lead to premature muscle fatigue, a risk of injury, an inability to perform at peak effort, and slower progress in your sporting performance.

Your performance may also suffer, with coughing, pain, headaches, breathing difficulties... all of which can affect your motivation.

On the other hand, sport is a great motor to help you quit smoking. It helps reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms, thanks to the dopamine (happiness and well-being hormone) secreted. Combine it with an electronic cigarette and you've got a winning combo.

- Vapoteuse And Sport

By switching to an electronic cigarette, which doesn't work at all like a combustion cigarette, say goodbye to carbon monoxide and tar (among other things).

Your cardiovascular health will improve, you'll have better oxygenation of your body and therefore of your muscles, you'll be less out of breath, your blood flow will return to normal and consequently your sporting performance will be superior.

However, you should avoid vaping for too short a time before and after your sports session, to maximize the benefits. Doctors recommend a 2-hour break before and after exercise, and of course abstention during the session. In addition, vaping at lower nicotine levels is recommended. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor and can have a doping effect, accelerating heart rate and potentially causing cardiovascular risks. Consumption of nicotine will also reduce your sporting performance.

For Pr Daniel Thomas, "the switch to e-cigarettes, when it has been chosen by a sports smoker to quit smoking, should not be discouraged, but accompanied". He adds that the risks are not reduced when vape, cigarettes and sport are combined. "This dual use maintains subjects with a significant residual risk, particularly cardiovascular, even for a few cigarettes, which would cancel out a large part of the benefit of their approach".

It is therefore imperative to stop smoking if you want to be in good health and practice sport with peace of mind.

As e-cig is a smoking cessation solution that produces little or no risk to cardiovascular and respiratory health, accompanying it with regular exercise will help you quit smoking.

- In conclusion, are vaping and sport a good combination?

YES!

Regular exercise has numerous benefits for your body, including :
> Stronger muscles and bones
> Improve cardiovascular health
> Improve posture and less pain
> Reduce stress
> Better quality of sleep
> Diabetes prevention
> Strengthened immune system
> 23% reduction in risk of premature death for one hour of sport per week
> Reduce withdrawal symptoms

Since electronic cigarettes are 95% less harmful than combustion cigarettes, this combo is ideal for smoking cessation.