Steve discusses his commitment to not drinking or smoking, highlighting the dangers of alcohol and its cultural acceptance. He shares the importance of his family and community support in maintaining his health during summer, emphasizing the role of social connections.
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Especially relevant summer health attitudes, is that what you're saying, Arif? Yes, positive health behaviours and attitudes, let's think about them. Are there any that feel especially relevant for you in the summer? Yeah. If there are, why? Well, you have touched on that, you know, cycling. Yeah. Well, if you could sort of, maybe, I don't know, shed a little bit more light on that. Again, my well-being is improved, not just physical health, but well-being generally is improved by cycling and so forth and walking and socializing. It's more chance to socialize when you're in the summertime outside. Yeah, so. And have you discovered any strategies that help you stay on track with your health in the summer. What I mean is what works for you, and would you recommend anything to others based on your own experience? Well, I don't drink and I don't smoke. So, yeah, I would say to people, because of the the damage it does, both of those things, then could it be promoted more to stop smoking and drinking? It's a killer. And I've had family deaths due to alcohol. So for me, it's a no brainer, if you like, but it's again, it's a culture in this country that's promoted of alcohol and smoking. So less so smoking, but alcohol is still a huge problem, as far as I can see it. It's promoted too much as a culturally acceptable norm, if you like. And there's not enough about the negative side of it is as far as I'm concerned that it can creep up on you, your usage can creep up over time, and then you've got big problems. Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. Yeah, thank you very much. And with all of this in mind, how do you stay supported or connected with your circles of friends, relatives, or with your community or care providers during the summer? And what role do they play? Well, I've got a wife and two children. You could say they're mini social life. They're our support structure, being with them. That's very important to me. Yeah, and community of friends, stay in touch with them. I go to a local church. So I see people there. And it's important to me, my church activities, church friends, staying in touch with them, and so forth.
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