It is important that you and your partner support each other when making difficult decisions or going through difficult periods during your life. One such time is when your partner makes the decision to stop smoking cigarettes. It will be a difficult time for them and they will need your help and support to ensure that they succeed. In this article I discuss four ways that you can assist your partner on their quest to quit smoking. 1) JOIN HIM OR HER:- Obviously, this only applies if you are a smoker also but if you do smoke this is a tremendous way to support your partner. By making up the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2008
Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight
Weight gain is a very common side effect of quitting smoking. Most people do gain a few pounds after giving up. However, just because you stop smoking does not mean that you will gain weight. If you understand why this weight gain occurs then you can reduce the chances of it happening. In this article I outline the reasons behind why people gain weight after giving up smoking and what can be done to avoid this. 1) REPAIRED TASTE BUDS:- By smoking you dull and damage your taste buds. This damage is generally not permanent and the taste buds usually heal when you stop smoking. However, when … [Read more...]
12 Top Tips To Help You Quit Smoking – Part 4
Hi everyone. Welcome to the final article in this extended series on quitting smoking. If you want to access all the articles in this series then you can do so using the links at the bottom of this post. Anyway, here are your final tips to help you quit smoking. 10) TRY A HOLISTIC APPROACH:- A holistic approach requires you to not just focus on quitting smoking but to also try and be a healthier person overall. As well as trying to give up smoking you would try to exercise more and eat a healthier diet. Plus, you would focus on improving your mental and emotional well being using meditation … [Read more...]
12 Top Tips To Help You Quit Smoking – Part 3
Hey everyone and welcome to part 3 of this extended article series on quitting smoking. 7) THINK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS:- The price of cigarettes is increasing constantly. If you add up the total amount you spend on cigarettes each week, each month or each year, you may be surprised. Surely you could be investing this money more wisely. Maybe you could take your partner out for a restaurant meal each week? Perhaps you could go on an additional night out with your friends? If you are disciplined enough you could even use this money to save for a holiday, a car or a deposit on a house. … [Read more...]
12 Top Tips To Help You Quit Smoking – Part 2
Hey everyone. Hope you enjoyed the last selection of quit smoking tips. Here's three more for you. 4) RECOGNISE THE POWER CIGARETTES HAVE OVER YOU:- As already mentioned, lighting up a cigarette can become an integral part of your day to day life. The longer you smoke the more likely it is that smoking has become part of your daily routine. You may not even realise how dependent you actually are on cigarettes. However, next time you run out of cigarettes stop and think how much you are feeling the cravings. Remember, if you smoke a pack of 20 cigarettes every day that means you are having … [Read more...]
12 Top Tips To Help You Quit Smoking – Part 1
Giving up smoking is difficult. It is an act that people can easily become addicted to both chemically and mentally. As you smoke your body begins to depend on the nicotine and other chemicals contained within a cigarette, creating a chemical addiction. You also become mentally dependent on cigarettes because your brain starts to associate smoking with parts of your daily routine e.g. if you have a cigarette before bed your brain soon starts to make a mental connection and you may find it difficult to sleep without having a cigarette first. Although quitting is difficult it is not impossible. … [Read more...]
High Intensity Interval Training for Fat Loss
Hi Everyone. Today I found this great video on burning fat using high intensity interval training and thought I would share it with you guys. The video's by Craig Ballantyne, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). I found it particularly useful because I realised I had not been dropping the intensity enough during the rest periods of my fat burning cardio workouts. According to this video you need to be dropping down to a walking pace after doing a high intensity interval. Anyway, have a watch and see what you think. … [Read more...]
Free Fitness Tips Newsletter – March 2008
Hi there. The Free Fitness Tips Newsletter - March 2008 is now online. You can view the HTML version by Clicking Here. You can view the PDF version by Clicking Here. … [Read more...]
Fitness Poll – March 2008
I've just added a new March 2008 Fitness Tips Poll to The Free Fitness Tips Squidoo Lens. This month's poll covers the topic of protein shakes and asks the simple question; 'Do you currently use Protein Supplements?' I didn't get any responses to the first poll so let's try and build upon that this time around. It only takes a second to vote and I really value your opinion. Click Here to Vote in the March 2008 Fitness Poll!! … [Read more...]
