Latest research that published on BMJ show that smoking accelerates decline in lung function, but its long term effects on physical fitness is little known. Leiv Sandvik, Gunnar Erikssen, and Erik Thaulow studied association between smoking habits and long term decline in physical fitness in middle aged men who remained healthy. In this study, they compares physical fitness among 347 smoker and 791 non smoker. Physical Fitness defined as total work done during a symptom limited bicycle ergometer test divided by body weight.
Decline in physical fitness was very high in smoker. Among non smoker, decline in physical fitness only 86 over 7.2 years, in other side 217 among smoker. From that fact, we can conclude that decline in physical fitness among smoker is greater than non smoker.
Decline in physical fitness was very high in smoker. Among non smoker, decline in physical fitness only 86 over 7.2 years, in other side 217 among smoker. From that fact, we can conclude that decline in physical fitness among smoker is greater than non smoker.
