Sport, a good ally to quit smoking

| The words exercise and tobacco are the antipodes of each other and it is for this very reason that they have a positive relationship.

This must be sought at different levels because not only is the time that one dedicates to exercising not smoking, but also direct and indirect negative effects of tobacco on the organism, they stop acting.

Those who are a hard smoker from today to tomorrow, so associating this fact with having busy time can help a lot. However, the entry into force of the anti-smoking law prohibiting smoking in public, closed places ... has helped the number of smokers has decreased and instead the ex-smokers who have swelled the lists of gyms, associations ... have grown. Perhaps in a more or less forced and reluctant way a former smoker has been pushed to practice sports but there is no doubt of the beneficial effects that exercise produces on the body.

positive effects

There are many positive effects of exercise on our body. The levels at which we can feel them are varied: from cardiovascular improvement with decreased blood glucose levels, also glucose control or improved blood circulation.

The smoker, obviously, will also obtain the benefits of physical activity as soon as he stops smoking since he progressively they can gradually reverse the effects caused by tobacco, such as poorer blood oxygenation or a greater possibility of suffering cardiac affectations. These effects, which are felt progressively over time, make the desire to exercise exceed the "cigarette moment". One of the sensations that ex-athlete smokers comment as more pleasant is that of not "drown"But they can practice their favorite sport without having that unpleasant feeling of" shortness of breath "and premature exhaustion.

Do not forget that as a general rule gain a few kilos. One way to combat this fact is to perform to burn all those extra calories. Routines focused on burning calories are ideal to achieve a controlled weight with which one feels comfortable. The cardiovascular exerciser combined with toning work, it is an ideal program to achieve the established goal. In any case, do not forget that a structured diet helps greatly with weight control and more when the "vice" of tobacco disappears and on many occasions the vice of "pecking" appears on stage.

Sports Medicine Specialist