More Quit Smoking Benefits

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It's really not important why you decide to stop smoking. What is important is to realize how many quit smoking benefits there are. The quality of your life and your health will both improve and as an added bonus, you'll have a lot more money available to enjoy living.

One of the big advantages of quitting smoking that non-smokers have over smokers is that they look younger and more vibrant because they age less quickly. This is at least partly because they're not choking off the blood flow throughout their body. Blood carries oxygen to all parts of the body. Decreased oxygen leads to wrinkles and other signs of aging.

So, if you quit smoking, you right away avoid deterioration of the skin on your face. Think no fine lines around your mouth from puckering up to suck on a cigarette. And no fine lines around your eyes from squinting to keep smoke out of your eyes

On a personal note, you should be aware that smoking gives you bad breath, no matter how many breath mints you suck on. If you're married to a non-smoker, they can tell you how your mouth tastes and smells after you have a smoke.

Your teeth will eventually take on a yellowish tinge. If you're a smoker with a mustache, your mustache will be marked. Even your fingers may become yellowed if you're not careful how you hold your cigarette.

Now, you may think that you won't have these problems because you don't smoke a lot. But over time, you will experience these things.

Don't believe it? Have you ever been in a "designated smoking room" and had a look at the stained ceiling which was white originally? So, just by quitting, think how much better you'll look than your friends who continue to smoke.

Another benefit of quitting smoking is that non-smokers tend to have a lot more energy than smokers. Their bodies are often in better shape simply because they can physically do more than a smoker. Non-smokers can usually take part in any kind of physical activity that interests them. This is not the case with smokers.

Smokers tend to have poorer lung capacity than non-smokers. As a smoker, brisk walking or keeping up with an active child may be challenging. Even a non-smoker, not in the best of shape has less difficulty walking, jogging, and playing a game of touch football or soccer with their kids.

Being able to participate without shortness of breath or your heart being pushed to its limits are other benefits of smoking cessation.

Of course, it almost goes without saying that the direct cost of buying cigarettes is huge. If you're a pack a day person, in a month you could save enough to make a significant change in your life. Think car payment, and paying down credit cards or other debt. 

Or, better yet, think of the savings as your play money. Reward yourself with some new "toys" or maybe save up for that dream vacation.

So what are you waiting for? The sooner you stop, the sooner you'll begin to claim those physical and financial quit smoking benefits for yourself.