Resistance Training may help smokers quit.

According to researchers at The Miriam Hospital Centres for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, in Rhode Island in the U.S. smokers who completed a 12 week resistance-training programme were twice as likely to successfully quit the habit compared with those who did not. The study involved 25 male and female smokers between the ages of 18-65 who smoked at least 5 per day for the past year or longer. All received a 15-20 minute smoking cessation counselling session as well as nicotine patches before being placed in two separate groups. The resistance-training group performed two 60 minute training sessions per week for 12 weeks, while the other group watched a brief health and wellness film twice a week. After the 12 weeks not only had 16% of the resistance-training group had quit smoking but they had also decreased their body fat and weight. In the other group only 8% managed to quit and their body fat and weight had increased. So if you want to quit smoking and get fitter ensure you include some resistance-training in your routine to increase the odds of quitting for good and shredding the fat.