While on Tobacco Free Month many people take up exercise in the hope that it will help them quit smoking, the effects of exercise on smoking cessation at six months are uncertain. , according to a new study.
In recent days, you have no doubt heard of the month without tobacco. Set up by the Ministry of Health, this operation, which lasts the whole month of November, and of which this is the fourth edition, aims to help smokers quit smoking through various challenges and messages of encouragement. . On the site, nearly 92,000 people have registered to try the adventure. The latter is generally accompanied by food compensation, many people start doing more sport so as not to gain too much weight at once. Quitting smoking is often accompanied by an awareness for a healthier lifestyle, doing more exercise also goes hand in hand. What’s more, playing sports helps you think about something else. However, according to a study published on October 30 in the journal Cochranethe effects of sport on smoking cessation at six months are uncertain.
Based on the hypothesis that exercise could help with smoking cessation and decrease cravings while limiting weight gain, researchers reviewed 21 studies comparing exercise and smoking cessation programs with those for smoking cessation. tobacco only. The dataset included 6,607 people.
Outcome of observations: “There was no evidence that exercise increased quit rates after six months or longer. Nothing indicates that the effect is different according to the type of exercise”, note the researchers who deplore the lack of information on the subject.
More studies on the subject are needed
And to conclude: “There is no evidence that adding exercise to smoking cessation support improves abstinence compared to support alone, but the data are insufficient to assess whether there is a modest benefit. Estimates of treatment effect were of low or very low certainty, due to concerns about trial bias, imprecision and publication bias. Therefore, future trials may change these conclusions.”
But don’t let this study discourage you from the idea of playing sports if you have decided to quit smoking and plan to accompany this courageous initiative with more regular physical activity. Apart from the fact that it could certainly help you think about something else and limit the calorie intake that quitting smoking would cause, the beneficial effects of sport on health are very numerous.
In particular, it has been proven that bodybuilding reduced the risk of dying from cardiac arrest by 40%. Also, exercising just once a week would preserve our metabolism and would have an effect on the way our brain accesses memories, thus boosting our memory.
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