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The acute and chronic effects of cigarette smoking on selected physiological responses were determined in seven well-trained non-smokers and seven well-trained habitual smokers. Non-smokers and smokers did not differ significantly with respect to maximal oxygen consumption (\(\dot V_{{\text{O}}_{{\text{2max}}} }\)). The acute effect of smoking two cigarettes immediately prior to a graded exercise stress test on a treadmill ergometer did not significantly alter the \(\dot V_{{\text{O}}_{{\text{2max}}} }\)of either group. However, the time taken for non-smokers to reach exhaustion decreased significantly (F=5.381, P<0.05) by a mean of 0.64 min. Smokers recorded lower scores for forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the 1st s exhalation (FEV1) than non-smokers. Only the mean FVC of smokers recorded 5 min post-exercise was significantly altered by pre-exercise smoking. No differences were found between the resting heart rates (HR) of non-smokers and smokers. Smoking two cigarettes significantly (F=44.720, P<0.01) increased the mean resting HR of smokers and non-smokers by 15.8 beats·min−1 and 15.6 beats·min−1 respectively. No alteration to the exercise HR of either group was found under smoking conditions of the \(\dot V_{{\text{O}}_{{\text{2max}}} }\)tests.
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Morton, A.R., Holmik, E.V. The effects of cigarette smoking on maximal oxygen consumption and selected physiological responses of elite team sportsmen. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 53, 348–352 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00422852
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