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From Mr Lowe...TKD is the one common thread that holds us all together. Other than that we are some1500 individuals, all with different interests outside of TKD, different hopes andaspirations, different cultures and upbringings. However, to a large number of otherpeople, Alcohol plays some part in their lives.[Part 1] Wine, Women and Song is an informative and light-hearted look at some ofthe lesser known effects of alcohol on the body.[Part 2] The Walk of Life outlines the benefits of walking as another activity optionon those days off. Sport science is continually providing answers to some of the questionsthat we are interested in that relate to training. Warming-up for activity is one sucharea of interest.[Part 3] Skip the Warm-Up offers an interesting how and why angle to the warmingupdebate.WINE WOMEN AND SONGLike it or not alcohol is a widely accepted part of our society. Last year Kiwis drankabout 6.8 litres of pure alcohol each. That translates into about 140 litres of beer. Youcan’t picture that? Then how about half a bath-full, or 14 paint buckets of it? Not abeer drinker, then how about five and a half buckets of table wine, four buckets ofsherry, or two buckets of rum? If teetotallers and children are removed from the equationthen that means there are adults who are drinking much more than that. Pretty scaryeh?By comparison Kiwis drank more than Americans (6.6 litres) but less than British(7.2) and Australians (7.8). Top of the chart were the French who drank 12.1 litres ofpure alcohol per head.People like to drink because in moderation alcohol releases our inhibitions and relaxesus; it brings out the joke telling, song singing. Drink more than we should and it canpunish us in many other ways.Alcohol affects us in different ways depending on factors such as speed of drinking,body weight, presence of food in the stomach, drinking history, body chemistry, type ofbeverage, social context and mood. It is a drug that affects the whole body but mostlythe central nervous system.Alcohol has some well-known short-term effects. It is often thought of as a stimulantthat makes people more lively and uninhibited. In small quantities it slightly increasesheart rate, increases blood flow to arms, legs and skin, lowers blood pressure, stimulatesappetite, increases gastric secretions and many other effects.13