Monday 30 June 2008

Social Smoker? Double your chances of quitting & keep the weight off

After a year of smoking bans in our bars and clubs, the effect has shown to have a hugely positive effect helping people kick the habit it has effectively reduced the pressures of 'social smoking' down the pub as people have to remove themselves from social situations with non-smoking friends to light up.

This factor alone has caused 4 out of 10 recent quitters to drop the ciggies and a third of smokers to reduce the amount they smoke.

Now while people are more motivated than ever to stop lighting up, they still need help to get through what can be a tough time as they drop a negative habit ,replacing it with a positive one and avoid crutches such as excessive food and the resulting Weight Gain.

Studies have repeatedly found that people who undertake a structured exercise program are more successful in quitting (or reducing) smoking.

Why is exercise an invaluable weapon in your quit smoking program?

EASE: Vigorous exercise has been shown to reduce tobacco cravings make it easier to quit. TIP: A few minutes of brisk exercise can be done throughout the day to combat these feelings.

WEIGHT: The combination of exercise and your new healthier lifestyle will mean you gain little if any weight when you quit. If you take a structured approach you may even lose that excess Fat that has been bugging you, and visually change your body like never before!

FEAR: If fear of weight gain has been holding you back Read above, then face and defeat that fear!

STRESS: Exercise will equip you to better handle stress, important for your (and possibly people around you) general health and wellbeing

MIND: It will build your Mental Toughness, remember even though its much more unlikely ,a relapse into your smoking is Not a failure just like a setback in your exercise endeavours is not, pick yourself up, learn from the experience and try again (you owe it to yourself)

Want to optimise your results from your exercise program while eliminating your smoking contact us at juggernautPT


For further help in your quit campaign, a great range of advice, resources, plans and Quit Coaches log onto Quit Australia

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