Curious to hear some other people thoughts and experiences on exercising/working out and how their pipe smoking affects it. I try to run 15~20 miles a week, and rock climb regularly both outdoors and in the gym. I love smoking a pipe a few hours after a good workout, and don't really feel it negatively affects my performance. I would eventually like to train for, and run, a marathon and am wondering if anyone here has done so. Do you feel like your pipe smoking habits affect the way that you exercise and stay in shape?
Pipe Smoking and Exercise
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enhances it actually. Fun fact my blood pressure and weight got seriously terrible. The pipe helped me get out and walk for at least an hour a day. Got both down to the point where the doctor said I guess then you should keep smoking the pipe.
From my experience, if you have good genetics, smoking a pipe in moderation shouldn’t impact physical health in the slightest.
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I tend to rock my deck chair less when enjoying a pipe.
I used to identify as a 17yr old Japanese female pearl diver named Sakuri, my friends called me 'kuri for short, my personal record depth was 100' and I could hold my breath for 3-4 minutes, once i started smoking a pipe it all went to hell and I'm back to a old fat jewish guy.
Doesn't affect me at all. I run 6km four times a week and hit the gym for arms and legs two days. Non-issue at all.
I used to run my four miles at lunch with a camel hanging out of my mouth. I was fifty years younger then. I now get my exercise hiking into shoot wildlife or logging dead trees on my property. I'm usually doing such with a pipe, cigar or cigarette in me mouth.
Pint curls, and pipe lifting. Occasional coffee pull down also. Beer run and cig runs are must.
I've found that my bad knees, bad ankles, bad back, and bad shoulder affects me more than pipe smoking ever has. I was very active in my younger days with athletics, and weightlifting. Over the years all my sports injuries have caught up with me. Some days I think I can still do certain activities, and I realize more and more that my body can't keep up anymore. Getting old sucks! I do try to go to the gym and exercise when I can, and I haven't noticed my pipe smoking to affect my exercise.
I'm active; not a runner but an avid hiker, with plenty of mileage and elevation changes on the trails I use. I have not noticed any decrease in stamina as a result of pipe smoking.
Now age, on the other hand, yeah. There's that!
Now age, on the other hand, yeah. There's that!
You must not be jumping up and down yelling "get off my lawn!" enough. Be careful, it can lead to burnout in your briar
Nicotine is a preformance enhancer. Lung tar is not. Also nicotine kills some pain and also helps with speeding up the bodies ability to grow new viens
I did basic at Benning in 1989, one of our Drills would go on our 2 and 5 mile runs and he would run up and down the line (yelling at people of course) but he'd do it smoking a Marlboro Red, he used to get his jollies by taking big hits and blowing them out so the smoke when right down the line to choke people out. I was a couple a pack a day smoker before basic, my last 2 packs when in the Amnesty barrels in the reception battalion building. Man i remember the bus driver told us when we were 5 miles from base and "time to smoke while you can boys" and everyone on that bus lit up even people that didn't smoke LOL we chain smoked for a slow 5 miles it was insane.
I lose enough weight not doing anything, strenuous exercise would be a death sentence.
Every time I get an idea about doing some strenuous exercise, I sit down and have a pipe till it wears off. 
if you want to become a conman we can sell your "secret" on youtube. Sorry any chance to make fun of the d-bags that try and sell weight lose lies on youtube. Well I'll keep making fun of them until I can get them in face slapping distance.
I was a Rock Climber, Mountaineer, Amateur Racing Cyclist and long distance Road Runner, still do in a small way. I don't inhale much when smoking a pipe or a good Cuban at xmas, it doesn't effect my fitness, I just enjoy and relax to a good bowl of tobacco, my best relaxation.
I used to smoke and inhale at least a pack of Marlboros a day when I was a sprinter and hurdler in high school on the track team. It didn’t affect me at all. I even lettered. I now smoke pipes and an occasional cigar but do not inhale. I work out on the treadmill daily and haven't noticed any difficulty..
And you have survived on this Forum longer than me Warren.
