Fitness News #44 - the fat tax

News
Wasn't that storm one hell'a storm on Tuesday evening, I rode down to Rockdale Fitness First 5 minutes after it passed and the power was out at Wolli Creek.  The gym was empty, most stayed home and I don't blame them.  When I rode home later, the power was still out at Wolli Creek.
The fat tax
Not a week goes by when the conversation of Denmark's fat tax comes up, 5 weeks later we are still discussing it….Why, because deciding what is good for us and what is bad for us is a controversial topic.   For those who have been living under a rock, he's and article  Denmark imposes the worlds first fat tax otherwise google is your friend.   One of the fundamental problems with a tax on something deemed bad for us, is that the bad'ie often comes with something that is good for us, a bit like the age old statement "good calories and bad calories"   However the concept of the tax is good, improve the health of the population and this affects all of us, aside from our own health we are affected by the health of our family and friends and our taxes fund the hospitals.   Now back to the Denmark tax, its on saturated fats.  Now what products contain almost no saturated fats; Soft drinks Salt Artificial colouring   BTW, did you know that Hungry has implemented a tax against sugar, pastries, soft drinks, salty snacks.   Note: salt is essential, the problem is excessive salt
KFC's latest advert
Almost every night we are hammered on TV for KFC latest offering 'Pack 4 for 2'   The advert sends us a range of communications; Tofu is a boring girl thing to eat, why on earth would you be a vegetarian, give that one a wide berth Fish is almost uneatable, only those living on the edge of civilisation would eat it and only because they are desperate Eating KFC is cool, you will be a young hip dude with no health issues at all One would have to ask the question how long the cool dude will remain cool, if his diet is based on the product he is advertising   Here's my breakfast from this morning, a bit more appealing than the stuff that's been pounded in the adverts on TV tonight   Mikes Breakfast
Outdoor Cycling
Continuing the break from racing.   Tomorrow (Sunday) I'm captaining an adventure ride, Marrickville to Wisemans then on to Windsor.  It's a social ride.   Perhaps I should enter some of the summer track series…
Classes
Started a new class at Sydney Cricket Ground.   Note that Thrusday evening at Five Dock is Ride, so if you want to sample it, then turn up   This weeks classes (covers in blue) Fitness First Rock Mon 6.15am 5Dock Mon 5.45pm Rock Tue 6.30pm Rock Wed 6.15am N Strath Wed 5.45pm Walker Thu 6.00am 5Dock Thu 6.45pm  - RIDE Rock HiPf Sat 8.15am   YMCA River Mon 7.30pm River Tue 6.15am   SCG SCG Friday 6.15am
Music Request List
This list covers all gyms, all classes;   Track Key; 1 – Pack Ride (warm up) 2 – Pace 3 – Hills 4 – Mixed Terrain 5 – Intervals 6 – Speed Work 7 – Mountain Climb 8 – Ride Home (Warm down) 9 – Stretch   Tracks Available at All Gyms, All Classes, ie both Fitness First and YMCA T Release Duration Song Artist 1 49-1 03:55 California Girls Creature Scene 1 50-1 04:57 Club Can't Handle Me Flo Rida feat. David Guetta 1 45-1, BO-1 04:49 Life Is A Highway  Milan Roscoe 1 47-1 04:23 Tick Tok Jomanda Brown 1 51-1 04:42 We R Who We R Ke$ha 1 48-1 04:12 Your Love is My Drug Beat Bandits feat Lorraine G 2 51-2 05:14 Halfway Gone Poptent 2 46-2 05:26 I Gotta Feeling TransNoise 2 49-2 05:17 If I Had You Laila Stone 2 48-2 05:13 Lost Highway Southern Light 2 45-2 05:39 Miles Away CJ Murray 2 50-2 06:11 Teenage Dreams Stardancer II 2 47-2 05:24 Waking Up In Vegas Martina Lorene 2 BO-2 06:06 Who Knew Masia 3 48-3 06:23 Celebration Steady Rush 3 47-3 06:42 Ecuador (Bad Behaviour Remix) Latin Freestyle 3 50-3 06:52 Raindrops Hypasonic Remix – Sash! feat. Stunt 3 51-3 06:28 Raise YOur Glass (Klub Smasherz Remix) Venus Jones 3 50-B3 06:00 Ravers In the UK Jorg Schmidt Remix – Manian 3 49-3 06:02 Russian Roulette (75RPM) Dancefloor Generals 3 44-3, BO-3 06:11 Show Me Heaven Arms of Dub 4 50-4 04:55 Beautiful Day Global Nation 4 47-4 05:38 Meet Me Halfway TransNoise 4 48-4 05:14 One Love Pure Essence 4 44-4, BO-4 04:21 Real  The Cranials 4 49-4 05:01 Spin Azuri Blue 4 51-4 05:06 Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1) Flo Rida 5 51-5 05:40 Are You Gonna Be My Girl Airplay 5 48-5 05:45 Brick By Boring Brick Spacegliderz 5 47-5 05:44 Ignorance ToneTonic 5 34-5 05:26 Pretty Vegas OneZeroOne 5 49-5 06:13 Propane Nightmares Southern Light 5 50-B5 05:32 Rebel Yell Scooter 5 31-5 06:00 Round And Round Rhythm Twins 5 46-5 05:57 The Pretender InTheWind 5 BO-5 06:06 Voodoo People Young Drake 5 50-5 06:25 Watercolour Blau 6 51-6 06:41 Break My Fall (Original Mix) Tiesto feat BT 6 47-6 06:07 Long Way To Go Tyree Grey 6 BO-6 06:33 Adelante MorningStar 6 49-6 06:43 Never Cry Again Studio88 6 50-6 07:11 Poppiholla Chicane 6 50-6B 06:53 Secret Love Jordan & Baker Remix – Ian Van Dahl 6 48-6 06:48 Waiting Swade 7 BO-7 07:09 Because The Night Voodo Beats 7 49-7 06:53 Blade DJ Paradise 7 45-7 06:18 Burn It To The Ground Swade 7 46-7 06:18 Evacuate The Dancefloor Studio88 (DJ KTW Remix) 7 48-7 07:02 It's Not Over OneZeroOne 7 51-7 07:01 Numb (Hands Up Club Mix) Jan Wayne Vs. Raindropz! 7 50-7 07:05 Sweet Dreams Cansis Remix – Rec. Pro 7 47-7 06:36 What Is Love 2H9 (Cansis Remix) Cutting 8 47-8 03:24 Before The Worst Nitro500 8 BO-8 04:15 Broken Strings Cherry Stone 8 48-8 03:35 Hey, Soul Sister Global Nation 8 49-8 03:24 Never Hold You Down Scarlett Jones 8 51-8 03:17 Please Don't Let Me Go Olly Murs 8 50-8 04:16 Shattered Turn The Car Around – O.A.R 9 BO-9 03:46 I'll Stand By You Royal Trail 9 50-9 04:10 Letting Go Dutty Love – Sean Kingston feat. Nicki Minaj 9 48-9 03:01 Replay Silence 9 49-9 03:14 Solo Swade 9 51-9 03:22 What If Jason Derulo 9 47-9 03:42 Whatcha Say Big Shot   Tracks Available Only at Riverwood T Release Duration Song Artist 1 25-1 05:22  Let's Get It Started Black Eyed Peas 1 31-1 05:37 I've Been Thinking About You Londonbeat 1 36-1 03:59 Little L Jamiroquai 1 39-1 04:04 September Kirk Franklin 1 41-1 04:41 Americian Boy Estelle 1 42-1 03:58 I Could Have Loved You Lighthouse Family 1 43-1 03:59 Closer Ne-Yo 1 44-1 05:10 The Right Life Seal 1 46-1 04:07 Cosmic Girl  Jamiroquai 2 26-2 04:44 Hole In The Head 2 39-2 06:14 Who Knew Pink 2 42-2 05:03 Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want To Be In Love)  Good Charlotte 2 43-2 05:17 Hot n Cold Katy Perry 2 44-2 04:56 Sober (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) Pink 3 30-3 06:51 Voodoo Child (12" Mix) Rogue Traders 3 39-10 06:23 Hello (Good to Be Back) - Track 3 Scooter 3 39-3 05:48 Tribal Dance 2 Unlimited 3 42-3 06:13 Right By Your Side N-Force vs. Darren Styles 3 43-3 06:07 Spaceman The Killers 3 45-3 06:03 True Faith (CK Kaine Remix) Liz Kay 3 46-3 06:44 My Life Would Suck Without You (Bass Force Remix) Kelly Clarkson 4 39-4 05:45 Amazing (Thin White Duke Edit Seal 4 42-4 04:05 Human The Killers 4 43-4 04:36 Take Back The City Snow Patrol 4 45-4 04:51 All On Our Own Midnight Youth 4 46-4 05:19 Home Paul van Dyk feat. Johnny McDaid 5 36-5 06:53 Painkiller   5 39-5 05:54 Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue 5 42-5 06:30 New Future Weapon Billy Idol 5 43-5 06:06 Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) The Prodigy 5 44-5 05:03 How Far We've Come Matchbox Twenty 5 45-5 06:32 Piranha The Prodigy 6 31-6 06:49 Underwater (Above & Beyond's 21st Century Mix) Delerium 6 39-11 06:30 Silence Delerium 6 39-6 06:57 Where Are you Now? Ian Van Dahl 6 40-6 06:39 Adelante Sashi ! 6 42-6 05:25 Going Wrong Armin Van Buuren & DJ Shah feat. Chris Jones 6 43-6 06:29 In The Darkness (Trance Mix) Darude 6 44-6 06:12 Alone in The Dark (Tiesto Radio Edit) Tiesto Presents Edward Camby 6 45-6 06:21 Bruised Water Chicane feat. Natasha Bedingfield 6 46-6 05:53 Sincere For You feat.Kirsty Hawkshaw (Radio Mix)  Lange 7 26-7 06:09 The Nighttrain Kadoc 7 30-7 07:26 Going Insane (Maxi Mix) 7 33-7 07:05 Love Comes Again Tiësto Feat. BT 7 39-7 07:19 Blast The Speakers Warp Brothers 7 42-7 07:09 Because The Night (Manox Remix) Cascada 7 43-7 06:53 Cry For You (Darren Styles Remix) September 7 44-7 06:39 Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) (Jorg Schmid Mix) Scooter vs Status Quo 8 33-8 04:14 Afterglow Inxs 8 36-8 04:00 Every Little Step I take Bobby Brown 8 38-8 03:50 Won't Go Home Without You Maroon 5 8 39-8 04:00 Flashing Lights Featuring Dwele Kanye West 8 42-8 04:00 With You Chris Brown 8 43-8 04:15 Broken Strings feat. Nelly Furtado James Morrison 8 44-8 04:10 Spotlight Jennifer Hudson 8 45-8 04:01 The Man Who Can't Be Moved The Script 8 46-8 03:53 Don't Know What To Do Dane Rumble 9 31-9 03:57 Heart Like A Wheel The Corrs 9 34-9 03:34 You Give Me Something 9 38-9 02:55 Glad You're Here Macy Gray Feat. Fergie 9 39-9 03:45 Change Sugababes 9 42-9 03:30 You Make it Real James Morrison 9 43-9 04:15 Love Is A Losing Game Amy Winehouse 9 44-9 04:03 You Found Me The Fray 9 45-9 03:30 Chasing Pavements Adele 9 46-9 04:24 No Air duel with Chris Brown Jordin Sparkes featuring Chris Brown
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