Smoking habit is not easily to remove, although the danger that could arise by smoking to our health is already known. However, for you who have difficulty to quit from smoking, try to start light exercise. Exercise plays a very important role to help you quit from smoking. Research shows that the smokers who are exercise regularly have a success rate of 2 times higher to quit smoking than other smokers who do not exercise regularly.
Smoking did relieve stress for many people, in fact if they didn’t smoking, they felt that their stress level was increasing. Exercise is the best stress reliever and can replace your dependence on cigarettes to reduce stress. And for those who are less likely to exercise or regular physical activity, you do not have to be worry, light exercise such as walking for at least 5 minutes is capable to reduce the desire for smoking. Anything that could distract people’s attention from smoking will help reduce the desire to smoke, and exercise will trigger the body to produce the dopamine hormones that would reduce the dependence on nicotine.
However, the study also showed that the higher the intensity of exercise, the higher the success rate to suppressed this smoking addiction. So you can try another exercise that has higher intensity for 20-30 minutes as much of 3-4 times per week. Do whatever exercise you like, such as jog, cycling, swimming, playing tennis, basketball, and so on.
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