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"Do you lift weights? So many women don&amp;#x27;t. And, I admit, on days when time is tight, resistance training is often the first thing I ditch (in my world, running comes first). That&amp;#x27;s a no-no, for many reasons. And, weight training may help people... As it turns out, lifting weights may help people kick their smoking habit! The news comes from a study published in the journal Nicotine &amp;amp; Tobacco Research, which found that people who used resistance (weight) training as an aid for smoking cessation were more than twice as likely to successfully quit than those who did not lift weights. The researchers aren&amp;#x27;t really sure why weights help people quit, but if I can venture a guess, I think it might have something to do with the power people feel from getting stronger. I&amp;#x27;ve never been a smoker (aside from a bizarre two-week period in high school, which I would like to forget!), but when I started lifting weights in college, I was amazed at how strong and fit I felt, even after a week on the program. Maybe the new feeling of strength and fitness propels smokers to want to be healthier? Do you lift weights? How often? P.S. Eight snacks to eat for weight loss. And, there are ankle weights and then there are, um, doggie weights! More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;amp;#8217;s schedule Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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