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I've been smoking since 2 years.age 19.i want to start boxing now.will my lungs be able to function like clean lungs or they'll stay damaged?
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If you stop smoking: they will get better within months, and within a few years will be back to their normal state of health (although the dark staining of the lungs doesn't go away). But you have to STOP, or the damage will continue, and it will effect your endurance, strength and stamina.
Answered 9/28/2016
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