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Can I smoke when running a marathon?
You can't smoke when running a marathon.

Many people think that the harm caused by cigarettes is nicotine, but it is not like this. According to the research in recent years, the biggest harm of smoking comes from burning tobacco to produce tar and carbon monoxide! On the other hand, nicotine is an effective drug for adjuvant treatment of Parkinson's disease and depression. Of course, for smokers, addiction stems from the symptoms of nicotine poisoning.

Almost everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health, which can induce many diseases and directly poison life, but it is still hard to resist the pleasure brought by smoking.

At the same time, because the body has adapted to nicotine, after suddenly losing nicotine, it will cause a reaction called nicotine withdrawal. Include irritability, dizziness, cough, hyperhidrosis, muscle tingling, etc. This makes many smokers have to give up smoking.

In fact, smoking, drug abuse and the relationship between men and women can stimulate the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus of the brain, secrete dopamine, and make people feel happy and excited. Image is just the "reward mechanism" of the brain, which makes them feel high.

Coincidentally, running, as an aerobic exercise, can prompt the body to release a substance called endorphin, which can compete with nicotine in the central nervous system, causing people to have a pleasure similar to orgasm, thus eliminating tension and inhibiting the onset of smoking addiction.

In addition, running can also improve cardiopulmonary function, increase oxygen supply, increase oxygen partial pressure, accelerate the dissociation of carbon monoxide hemoglobin conjugate caused by smoking, and alleviate the poisoning symptoms of the body.

Of course, quitting smoking is not an easy task. When your subconscious brain reminds you of all the comforts of smoking and quietly urges you to "smoke one, it's okay", you must control your desire to smoke. It's really bad. At least set a replacement or reward and punishment standard for one cigarette. When you can successfully control the number of cigarettes, this process can stimulate the right brain of the frontal lobe and bring you more satisfaction and pleasure. With the extension of this smoking interval and the establishment of running habits, you will eventually overcome it.

Quitting smoking will make you fat, and running will reduce your fat.