There is strong evidence that physical activity acutely reduces cigarette craving
AIMS To conduct an up date d systematic review and the first meta- analysis of experimental trials investigating the acute effects of short bouts of physical activity ( PA ) on strength of desire ( SoD ) and desire to smoke ( DtS ) using individual participant data ( IPD ) .
Urges to smoke during the first month of abstinence: relationship to relapse and predictors
The urges to smoke reported by 215 former smokers were measured 1 day , 7 days , 14 days and 30 days after they quit to examine : ( a ) the time course of smoking urges , ( b ) the relationship of urges to relapse , and ( c ) predictors of urges to smoke . Urges to smoke were strongest 1 day after quitting , and decreased at each subsequent measurement point . Urges were a powerful predictor of relapse . At each of the four assessment points , abstinent subjects who reported stronger urges to smoke were more likely to relapse by the next measurement point . Urges to smoke at a given day ( e.g. , day 1 ) were consistently the best predictors of the persistence of urges at the next assessment ( e.g. , day 7 ) . Greater negative emotion ( e.g. , anxiety , sadness , anger , and confusion ) and psychosocial stress also predicted stronger urges to smoke .  Nicotine gum significantly reduced urges during week 1 post-cessation . Clinical implication s of the findings are discussed
There is strong evidence that physical activity acutely reduces cigarette craving
AIMS To conduct an up date d systematic review and the first meta- analysis of experimental trials investigating the acute effects of short bouts of physical activity ( PA ) on strength of desire ( SoD ) and desire to smoke ( DtS ) using individual participant data ( IPD ) .