Health: World No Tobacco Day

Today is World No Tobacco Day - this year's aim is to focus on persuading more countries to sign up to a global treaty by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ensure better public health protection from smoking.

Here are a few facts about smoking: 

• In Indonesia alone there are 21 million child smokers;
• Smoking kills more than alcohol, AIDS, illegal drugs, murders/suicides & car accidents combined;
• based on current trends tobacco will kill 1 billion people in the 21st century;
• global cigarette sales 5,000 billion in 1990, 5900 billion in 2009;
• 100,000 people in the UK die from smoking each year;
• The top five countries with the world's largest cigarette consumption in 2009: 

1. China
2. Russia
3. US
4. Indonesia
5. Japan

• Tobacco is the second most likely cause of death globally.  It kills one in ten adults worldwide;
• Tobacco kills up to half of its users;
• an average of one person dies every six seconds from smoking.

Workout: Six Rounds

Workout:

6 rounds below for time (complete all reps of one exercise before moving onto the next).

• 10 Jump Pull-Ups
• 10 Sandbag Deadlifts (reset - i.e. set bag down after each rep)
• 10 Thrusters (Clean -->  (Squat --> Press)

Aim for a time of under 10 minutes

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Recommended Weight:

Men: 25kg (Sandbag), 15kg (Dumbell)

Women: 15kg (Sandbag), 8kg (Dumbell)

Note:

Please scale all Fitness Explorer workouts to your current ability.  Get adequate rest and sufficient nutrition to fuel the activity and aid recovery.  Work hard but never sacrifice correct form.

Please visit the exercise FAQ for details on individual exercises or consult the advice of a registered exercise professional.

If you are new to this type of exercise, try one of the beginner's circuits

Perform a warmup prior to activity, here's an example Fitness Explorer warmup

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Darryl Edwards

Quote of the Day: Let Food Be Our Medicine

"Quote to Remember" 

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QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food."

- Physician: Hippocrates

Picture: Clap Push-Up

Start in push-up position - lower body to floor and immediately push body up as fast (and as high) as possible.

As the hands and feet leave the ground clap hands together and fall back smoothly to the original position.