(CBS/AP) What's the best way to get teens to quit smoking? A new
study suggests exercise can help. West Virginia University
researchers found that teens - particularly boys - were more
likely to quit smoking if exercise was a part of their smoking-
cessation program. "The main rationale for the study was driven
by our high rates of smoking and our low levels of physical
activity," Dr. Kimberly Horn, professor of community medicine at
West Virginia University, said. "And what we found is that those
two behaviors go hand in hand." For the study - published in the
September 19 issue of Pediatrics - researchers spent six months
tracking 233 West Virginia students between the ages of 16 ½ and
19. All smoked at least half a pack on weekdays, and a full pack
on weekends. Most had started smoking around age 11. The teens
were divided into three groups. One group was assigned to a
single smoking cessation session. Another participated in the
American Lung Association's Not On Tobacco program, which
consists of 10 weekl