Originally Posted by
pastor_bob
Mr. Ice, although it is true that smoking is not an absolute death sentence, it is true that smoking introduces carbon monoxide into your body, thereby robbing you of oxygen (not to mention the tars that accumulate in the lungs, impairing their function. You can improve your overall fitness, and it will help offset the effects of smoking, but just think how much better it could be if you worked on your fitness, and didn't smoke.
On the other hand, there are many vices out there, and some folks that don't drink, smoke, or take drugs, are killing themselves by being couch potatoes, and overeating.