TRYING TO STOP SMOKING? A WALK HELPS, RESEARCHERS SAY
Smokers trying to cut back or quit would do well to stretch their
limbs or take a walk when the craving for a cigarette hits, a new
review of studies found.
A little exercise reduces the desire for a smoke and takes the
edge off withdrawal symptoms sometimes for as long as 50
minutes, according to the review led by Adrian H. Taylor of the
University of Exeter's School of Sport and Health Sciences in
Exeter, England. The authors analyzed the results of 14 studies
that looked at whether exercise affects cigarette cravings.
"A relatively small dose of exercise in which most people can
conveniently engage appears to be sufficient,'' Taylor wrote in
the review published today in the journal Addiction.
