Things to Do Instead of Smoking – Jogging
A common problem for smokers who try to kick the habit is finding something to do instead of smoke. A great activity to take up to help you stop smoking is running. If you can make it through two weeks of walking, jogging, and/or running, you will start building an addiction to something that will improve your health!
What if You Are Not in Shape?
A lot of people will think that trying to start jogging is behind their capability because of many years of inactivity. That’s not the case. If you haven’t been doing any significant cardio workouts, you can start walking and build to a jogging workout. Walking and Jogging are two of the best forms of cardio excercise that you can take up to help you kick the habit. You’ll start getting in shape and it will help offset the “stop smoking weight gain” that many ex-smokers experience when initially quitting cigarettes. The only side effects that you’ll experience from starting to walk, jog, or run are a bit of soreness until you have several weeks of cardio under your belt.
How Running Helps You Quit Smoking
When you walk or jog, your body releases endorphins which induce a feeling of exhilaration in your body that are similar to those released by the nicotine in cigarettes. When a smoker runs, they feel less of a need to smoke than when they weren’t running since the endorphin-high experienced from smoking is being fulfilled helping to lessen the nicotine withdrawal symptoms normally experienced from kicking the habit. Other benefits from jogging are offsetting the weight gain normally experienced from quitting smoking and improved mental and emotional well-being. Your overall stress level is also lessened by the endorphins released through walking/jogging.
Where You Can Go With Jogging
Once you’ve been walking or jogging for about 4-6 weeks, you’ll find that in most localities there are jogging clubs that you can join who don’t care how good you are! Everyone in a running club joins to be part of a sub-community of people who are interested in improving their fitness. A common goal many ex-smokers set is to build to eventually running a marathon. There’s no reason that you can’t do this too! By setting a goal to eventually run a race like a 5K, 10K, half-marathon, or full marathon, you’ll establish a goal to focus on and take your mind off of smoking. Through in your will power to quit smoking, and you just might discover the best addiction of your life in jogging which will give you the help you need to permanently kick the habit.
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