Sports Reduce Cigarette Addiction

Eliminate the smoking habit is not easy. To overcome the cigarette addicts are advised to do exercise every day walking at least five minutes.

Based on the results of recent studies published in the journal Addiction, mild exercise such as walking can reduce the level of desire to smoke.

Research conducted Dr.Adrian Taylor and his team is in the form of analysis of 12 papers to find the link between exercise and nicotine reduction. They focus on research on the type of sport that can be done outside the gym, such as walking and stretching muscles. The result, five minutes of moderate exercise is enough to eliminate his desire to help smokers inhale the nicotine.

After that, the researchers asked volunteers who have done this exercise program. Those who reported exercise frequency of smoking decreased.

"The influence of sports was remarkable. But we have not known whether these effects can last a long time. To stop completely necessary combination between sports and other anti-smoking techniques," said West Dr.Robert, health psychologist from University College London.

According to experts, regardless of which can distract people from smoking will help to discourage them from smoking tobacco, but the sport has long been suspected of having a more potent effect. According to the theory of Adrian Tailor, chief researcher, exercise makes the body produce the hormone dopamine, which reduces dependence on nicotine smokers.

Although the results of this study still needs further research, but there's no harm in trying the suggestions of experts. So if the desire to smoke was unbearable, try doing a little exercise movement.

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