What's the best way to get teens to quit smoking? A new study suggests exercise can help. WVU researchers found that teens, particularly boys, were more likely to quit smoking if exercise was a part of their daily routine. The Mountain State has the worst teen smoking problem in the country, as statistics show 29 percent of West Virginians under 18 smoke, compared to the national average of 20 percent.
"Smoking with the chemicals and stuff in the cigarettes, they actually release different hormones in your body that, you know, give you that feeling of well-being and things like that when you smoke the cigarette. The endorphins and things that are released during exercise do exactly the same thing. So you're replacing, you know, those hormones that you're getting from the cigarettes with better hormones and things with the exercise," said Chris Hedio, Exercise Physiologist.
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