Smoking tobacco damages the lungs, but when you quit, you give your lungs a chance to recover.

When you quit, your lungs will improve in several ways:

Quitting isn’t easy, and as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes, many smokers do not quit on their first attempt. Use Monday as your motivation to stay quit and keep up your healthy habits all week long. Before you know it, you’ll be breathing easier, and your lungs will thank you for that.