{"id":58843,"date":"2021-05-27T14:49:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T09:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=58843"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T13:16:46","slug":"exercises-that-can-help-you-fight-the-urge-to-smoke-on-world-no-tobacco-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2021\/05\/27\/exercises-that-can-help-you-fight-the-urge-to-smoke-on-world-no-tobacco-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Beat The Urge To Smoke With These Exercises For Smokers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is injurious to health\u2019. On \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World No Tobacco Day<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019, take a look at a few exercises that can help you fight the urge to smoke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#What-is-World-No-Tobacco-Day\">What is World No Tobacco Day?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Ill-effects-of-smoking\">Ill-effects of smoking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#How-can-exercise-help-fight-the-urge-to-smoke\">How can exercise help fight the urge to smoke?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b id=\"What-is-World-No-Tobacco-Day\">What is <\/b><b>World No Tobacco Day<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World No Tobacco Day<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 is celebrated on May 31 to spread awareness about the harmful effects of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When an urge of using tobacco arises, it is important to remember that it is just a fleeting craving that can pass in about 10 minutes, only if you try to distract yourself with work, by exercising or by spending time with family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b id=\"Ill-effects-of-smoking\">Ill-effects of <\/b><b>smoking<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has many ill-effects on the body. It can:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase the risk of mouth, skin, pancreatic, lung or cervical <\/span><b>cancer<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cause chronic bronchitis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase <\/span><b>blood pressure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, weaken blood vessel walls and increase blood clots<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase the risk of heart stroke<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cause hair loss and balding<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> not only impacts you, but exposes the people around you to diseases such as <\/span><b>asthma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and heart diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58847 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Asian-woman-smoking-img1.jpg\" alt=\"Ill-effects of smoking\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b id=\"How-can-exercise-help-fight-the-urge-to-smoke\">How can exercise help fight the urge to smoke?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quitting cigarettes can be extremely difficult. Craving for a cigarette is the most common symptom of nicotine withdrawal. Your body\u2019s physical reaction can cause a tightness in the throat or the stomach or can impact you psychologically triggering irritability, <\/span><b>stress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>anxiety<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>sleep<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> deprivation.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exercising to quit smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a really helpful technique to distract you until that bout of craving passes. <\/span><b>Exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help you get in sync with your body and makes you aware of the improvements in your physical health after you quit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It also releases endorphins which decreases stress and tension.\u00a0<\/span><b>Walking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a moderate activity that not only keeps you healthy, but can take your mind off <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for some time. While walking, breathe from your diaphragm to get more air in and out of your lungs.<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58848 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Walking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breathing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exercises to quit smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help expand the lung capacity, making them healthy. Try to control the rate of your inhaling and exhaling by practicing deep and controlled breathing with anulom-vilom pranayama &#8211; common in yoga. Sit in a comfortable position, hold one nostril closed while inhaling and the other nostril closed while exhaling to strengthen your <\/span><b>lungs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This process is then reversed and repeated.<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58849 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Breathing-exercises.jpg\" alt=\"Breathing exercises\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Short periods of physical activity like aerobics releases sweat, increases the pace of your heartbeat and makes you breathe harder.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58850 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aerobics.jpg\" alt=\"aerobics\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><b>Yoga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>meditation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has the ability to not only make you feel better, but also helps you retain your peace of mind.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58851 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Yoga.jpg\" alt=\"Yoga\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also control the cravings by consuming sugarless gum or candy, chewing on raw carrots, nuts or sunflower seeds as they are crunchy and can satisfy the urge. The main challenge is to have willpower and to convince your mind against <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World No Tobacco Day<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, try to quit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smoking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to maintain a healthy lifestyle! Stay healthy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and earn up to 100% of premium as HealthReturns<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>Activ Health \u2013 Platinum-Enhanced Plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a comprehensive health insurance plan<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>#ABHIKaro. Aditya Birla Health Insurance karo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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