Easy Way to Stop Smoking: iron!

If you want to improve their chances in the fight against smoking, begin to engage in exercises with weights. US researchers found that barbells and dumbbells - this is one easy way to quit smoking.

Pump iron, and increase your chances to tie twice. Plus, the men take shape pleasant relief muscles, and women will be able to tighten the chest without any plastic surgeries, improve your posture and make the stomach flat. The benefits exercise with weight   in the fight against smoking, doctors from the hospital told The Miriam Hospital in Rhode Island.

American scientists in their work based on data from previous studies that have shown that aerobic exercise can help give up smoking As well as to keep the weight under control after quitting. It is known that the majority of ex-smokers gain weight at first, give up bad habits. But 80% of the extra weight then go.

"Every day on cigarettes kill thousands of Americans - more than during the Second World War - said study author Dr. Joseph Tsikkolo. - The vast majority of smokers want give up smoking But only less than 5% it is impossible to make without assistance. We need new methods to combat smoking, which would help the people in the fight against this harmful habit. We found that weight exercises help to quit smoking. This could potentially be a very powerful strategy. "

Details of the study are published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Scientists watched exercise with weight   We worked on 25 smokers of both sexes aged 18 to 65 years old, who decided to give up the habit.

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