If you are interested in the immediate benefits of stopping smoking, then this article will discuss a few of the major ones.
Specifically, we will discuss the fact there are simply an unlimited number of benefits to quitting.
We will discuss only a few of them, as there are just too many benefits to quitting smoking to list them all here.
Finally, we will talk about how it is not just you that benefits from smoking, but members of your family, and those closest to you as well.
At the conclusion of this article, you will see there are many benefits to quitting, and none to continue to smoke.
Everybody knows smoking is incredibly bad for your health and the benefits for stopping are numerous.
The benefits for stopping far outweigh any that a smoker can think of for smoking.
The abyss between the two is so vast, it makes it hard to believe that billions across the globe still puff away.
So let's talk about the benefits to be had by stopping smoking.
There is a vast amount, so I just start with a choice few.

• When you stop smoking, your body actually begins to benefit a few minutes after your last cigarette.
  20 minutes after that last puff your heart rate decreases, which in turn lowers your blood pressure.
  
• 8-12 hours later the carbon monoxide levels in your blood (which increase every time you smoke), drop right back to a normal level.
  

Those are a couple of short term benefits.
The long term benefits are much more important.
I have broken these into two sections, health/body and appearance.
Health Benefits:

• Your chances of dying from a smoking related disease drop considerably.
  The longer you have stopped, the less chance there is.
  This can include heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancers.
  
• General all round health improves as your immune system is no longer weakened by smoking.
  Less chance of catching the flu, colds etc
• Respiratory problems like coughing and breathlessness will improve dramatically.
  
• Your senses such as taste and smell will improve

Appearance Benefits:

• Smoking greatly ages you due to the dehydrating effect that it has on the body.
  It is often said that smokers can appear to be 10 years older than they actually are.
  
• Decreases the chances of wrinkles forming and skin will have more of a glow
• Hair will have more of a shine to it.
  
• No more yellow teeth or nicotine fingers.
  

These are only a tiny selection of the many benefits that a smoker is likely to see when they stop smoking.
There is one important point that shouldn't be missed however.
It's not just the smoker that benefits when they stop smoking.
Their Family and friends benefit greatly too.
Family and Friends Benefits:

• They no longer have to breathe in second hand smoke that puts their health at risk.
  
• They no longer have to talk, hug and kiss someone whose breath and clothes constantly stink of cigarette smoke.
  
• They will get to spend more time with the smoker as they are no longer going away for a cigarette.
  5-10 minutes a cigarette adds up over the years.
  
• Best of all the smokers' friends and family get to have them around for what could be potentially years more if they decide to stop smoking now.
  

So as you can see, there are many benefits to quitting smoking, and none to continue to smoke.
Quit now, and give your family 16 extra years of your company, and save them from having to watch you suffer from a smoking related illness.
That's one of many major benefits to quitting smoking right now.