Smoking: Brisk walking reduces addictive pressure Study shows: Exercise in the fresh air works best. When smokers walk briskly for ten minutes, they have fewer cravings for nicotine. This is shown by a study by the University of Innsbruck, which was published in the journal "Psychopharmacology". "There are several studies on the effect of indoor exercise units on temporarily abstinent smokers, ours is the first to include outdoor activity," says first author Stefanie Schöttl. For the study, 16 smokers, each of whom was smoke-free overnight, completed ten minutes of rapid walking sessions outdoors, corresponding exercise sessions on the treadmill indoors, or remained seated for ten minutes. O... [Read more]