Its possible to subdue the desire to smoke a cigarette doing exercises

According to research work, it was established, that a smoker is able to restrain himself from smoking a  cigarettewith the help of some exercises. Studies showed that for example unhurried walking reduced the intensity of smokers' nicotine symptoms.

Doctor Adrian Taylor, the professor of exercise and health psychology at the University of Exeter, who is also the lead author of this study, declared that if it's possible to find the same effect in a drug, it would be sold as an aid for people to quit smoking   cigarettes. Dr. Tailor together with his colleagues examined 12 papers, trying to establish the connection between exercise and nicotine deprivation. They concentrated their attention on exercises, which could be done as a day-to-day activity, such as walking, flexing muscles. As a result, they found out that as little as five minutes of exercise was enough for smokers to subdue their desire to smoke their daily cigarette. 

During the studies, people were asked by the researchers to rate their need for a cigarette after different moderate physical exercises. Those ones who had done some exercise during 5 minutes said that their desire to smoke a cigarette was reduced. 

Dr. Robert West, professor of health psychology at University College London said that it was also established that the effectiveness of exercises was as strong as the nicotine patch. He also added that the duration of the effect was unknown. Smokers could do exercise to manage with short-time desire for a cigarette, but it was still a question, if such effect could last for a long period of time. Dr.Talyor also advanced a theory that some exercises could produce the mood-enhancing hormone dopamine, which can reduce nicotine dependence. 

Nevertheless, experts were not convinced about the study's practical application. Dr. Hajek, professor of clinical psychology at Queen University Hospital in London, who was not involved in the study, said if people did simple exercises even during their work at the desk, they could subdue the desire to smoke a   cigarette.