I would love to run in an athletic sport if i did not have COPD.
What is COPD?
Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease, which is also called empysema, is an obstructive lung disease which makes it hard to breathe.
I am sorry that you have that, is it from smoking?
Tobacco smoke contains a lot of chemicals, my doctor says it's from smoking, but if you had asthma as a child, you are more prone to get it.
Oh wow, can it be cured?
No, COPD just gets worse and worse until it kills you.  However, with exercise and quitting smoking, you can extend your life to some extent.
How much can you extend your life by quitting smoking and exercising?  Is there an estimate?
Smoking cessation
Smoking cessation (also known as quitting smoking or simply quitting) is the process of discontinuing tobacco smoking. Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, which is addictive and can cause dependence. Nicotine withdrawal often makes the process of quitting difficult.
In the US, about 70% of smokers would like to quit smoking, and 50% report having made a quit attempt in the past year. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. Tobacco cessation significantly reduces the risk of dying from tobacco-related diseases such
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Safety.
Tobacco smoke, besides being an irritant and significant indoor air pollutant, is known to cause lung cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and other serious diseases in smokers (and, according to some, in non-smokers as well). The actual mechanisms by which smoking can cause so many diseases remain largely unknown. Many attempts have been made to produce lung cancer in animals exposed to tobacco smoke by the