Weight lifting could help you quit smoking
Smokers who regularly lift weights are twice as likely to quit smoking, according to a new study. According to the findings by researchers from The Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, male and female smokers who completed a 12-week resistance training regimen as part of a standard smoking cessation treatment program were twice as likely to successfully quit compared to those who did not regularly lift weights. In their pilot study, said lead author Joseph Ciccolo, Ph.D., an exercise psychologist and colleagues enrolled 25 male and female smokers between the ages of 18 and 65 who reported smoking at least five cigarettes a day for the past year or more. All participants received a 15-20 minute smoking cessation counseling session as well as an 8-week supply of the nicotine patch before being randomized into two groups.
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