Stop Smoking

Do you want to quit smoking?

Fitness4London.com aims to help Londoners who want to quit smoking.

There's a lot of help out there - check out the fantastic NHS  website http://www.gosmokefree.co.uk/  or ring the NHS Quitline 0800 1690169.

If you smoke, the biggest single thing you can do to improve your health is to stop as soon as possible. It should be your absolute top priority! You'll look and feel so much better when you stop, and your body will immediately start to repair itself and recover from the poisoning it has suffered.

Some of the many benefits of quitting

  1. Your breath will be fresher
  2. Your skin will be healthier and look more youthful. Smoking robs the skin of oxygen and nutrients, making it dry and wrinkled, and can lead to psoriasis, a painful and ugly skin condition.
  3. Your teeth and gums will be healthier. Smokers run a higher risk of yellowing teeth, gum disease, and mouth cancer.
  4. Your lungs will start to recover, and you'll be able to breathe properly again. Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide (that's what kills people when they commit suicide with the car exhaust) - smoking is just a very slow form of suicide.
  5. You will store less body-fat around the waist and upper body. Smoking damages your endocrine system, so your hormonal activity is damaged, causing many problems including abnormal weight distribution around the waist and upper body - a key factor in heart disease.
  6. You will save thousands of pounds over the years.
  7. You will radically cut your chances of getting lung cancer - the most common cause of cancer death in the UK - it kills 33,600 people in the UK every year. 90% of lung cancers are caused by active/passive smoking.
  8. Your sense of taste will start to recover, so you can enjoy the subtle taste of healthy and nutritious food again. Check out This Week's Recipe page for healthy recipes.

Some of the poisons in cigarette smoke

  1. carbon monoxide
  2. arsenic
  3. cyanide
  4. formaldehyde
  5. toluene

Half of all regular smokers will die prematurely from smoking. Don't ruin your life - get help to stop smoking now - what could be more important?