Secrets of My Legacy

You don’t want to smoke, and you’re tired of needing to.

Quitting isn’t an easy goal, but it’s an attainable one.

You’re tired of making a cigarette the axis around which your world turns.

Smoking a cigarette occasionally is as smart as occasionally hitting yourself over the head with a hammer.

You don’t stick forks in toasters, so why suck cigarette smoke into your lungs?

No ex-smoker has ever said, “Gee, I wish I had kept the habit just a little longer.”

If you’re smoking OPs - other people’s cigarettes - you’re still smoking.

Your half-quitting measures have proven to be half-baked.

Pretty soon, being smoke-free will feel as natural as breathing.

The Surgeon General wasn’t kidding when he wrote those warnings.

You would rather not keep funding the tobacco industries’ $500-per-hour lawyers.

Quitting isn’t the problem. It’s the solution.

The tide of public opinion has turned: Smoking isn’t cool anymore.

You’re getting too old for this nonsense Read the rest of this entry »

Step 1: March in place (1 minute)
Keep it relaxed at the beginning, aiming for a pace of roughly 120 steps per minute.
(Continue at this pace for steps 2-4)

Step 2: Side Steps (1 minute)
With your right foot, step to the right, and bring your left foot over to meet your right foot. Then step to the left and bring your right foot over to meet your left foot. Works the hip and thigh muscles in new directions.

Step 3: Alternating kicks (1 minute)
Keeping your back straight, kick your left leg straight out, raising it no higher than hip height. Alternate kicking your right and left leg repeatedly. (works front thighs) Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a common problem: You are trying your best to quit smoking but everyone around you still smokes. If you have a spouse or other family member who smokes, you are exposed to smoking every day. If your co-workers smoke, you probably have smokers around you at least five days per week. If your friends smoke, you’ll be exposed to smoking whenever you get together to have some fun.

So how do you maintain your resolve to quit when everywhere you look you see someone lighting up? How do you deal with the personal conflicts that can develop when you quit but your family, friends and co-workers don’t? Read the rest of this entry »