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Ahmed bin Sulayem

Chairman, DMCC

Dubai, UAE

 

1. Describe yourself in 3 words?

To quote a word invented by Malcolm Gladwell Disagreeableness, social risk taking and active introvert

2. How do you stay healthy and fit with your busy schedule?

This is seasonal and depends on whether I have back to back business travel. I prefer to mix it up. My work-outs can vary from an 1800 metre run, row, squats, press and everything else in between

3. How would you define fitness?

Fitness is an antidote to all of the laziness that modern life provides

4. What was the greatest challenge you faced in your career?  How did you overcome it?

Its knowing when the race is won

5. What do you like best about living in the Dubai?

That I have played a role in helping build the only new city of the 21st Century.  A city which provides more than is required both socially and professionally and still strives to give yet more

6. What song best describes your work ethic?

Johnny Cash ("Ain't No Grave (Gonna Hold This Body Down)"

7. What is your favourite Kobe moment?

There is no such thing as a single perfect Kobe moment! Kobe embodies mad skill, tenacity and dedication! He is truly a role model for many generations of basket ballplayers to come - Kobe’s perfect lob pass to Shack against Portland, need I say more! 2001 – Kobe and Co. swept  Westcoast, 2010 Kobe & Co. demoralising Boston Celtics in game 7

8. What is your secret weapon on the basketball court?

An unintentional elbow to the eye (Wink!)

9. What is your number one workout tip?

When you have given your all, you still have more to give

10. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you like to have with you?

Aside from kettle bells, a basket ball hoop, a best friend call ‘Wilson’ and NBA TV

11. If we came to your house for dinner, what would you prepare for us?

Lean 95 and Enguinity shakes

12. If you were to select 2 celebrities to be your parents, who would they be and why?

I doubt any celeb would like to be my parent

What advice would you give to kids about achieving their goals?

Never give up! Make the most of the bad times as well as the good times

13. If you could pick one highlight of your career, what would it be?

Positioning Dubai as the center of global commodity trade!

14. If you were a fruit, what would you be and why?

Why? Are you looking for a ‘date’?

15. What was the best piece of advice you ever received?

Never Expect always Inspect! In the race to Excellence there is no finish line! Look at the opportunities within challenges rather than the challenges within the opportunities

Health and Fitness Questionnaire

Test your health & fitness knowledge for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Kobe Bryant Health & Fitness weekend celebrity basketball game in support of diabetes awareness

1. What basic activities can you do to incorporate fitness into your lifestyle?

  • Take the stairs instead of elevator/escalator
  • Replace French fries with a salad when eating out
  • Do sit-ups, push-ups, or stretch during commercial breaks of your favourite TV shows
  • All of the above

2. Out of the below options, which one is not a good idea if you want to maintain a proper diet?

  • Plan your meals ahead of time
  • When eating out choose foods which are baked, grilled, broiled, steamed or poached
  • Skip breakfast in order to maintain your weight
  • Eat smaller meal portions and eliminate sodas and sugary drinks from diet

3. What is the most effective way to approach a new diet regime?

  • Set a realistic goal for yourself weight wise
  • Incorporate exercise into your dieting regime
  • Throw away junk food and replace with healthy snacks
  • All of the above are effective ways to approach a new diet regime

4. How much time spent walking does it take to burn off a regular can of soda?

  • 10 minutes
  • 20 minutes
  • 30 minutes
  • 50 minutes

5. What is not a benefit of exercise?

  • Conservation of your energy level
  • Lowers your risk for serious health problems
  • Endorphins released put you in a good mood
  • Gives you more energy throughout the day

6. Type two diabetes can be managed and even prevented by which of the following?

  • Maintaining a healthy body weight
  • Maintaining a balanced diet
  • Taking a 30 minute walk a day
  • All of the above

7. How many people worldwide are living with diabetes?

  • 50 million
  • 120 million
  • 260 million
  • 370 million

8. What is the percentage of people who are living with diabetes and are unaware of it?

  • 10%
  • 30%
  • 50%
  • 80%

9. What are the factors that contribute to developing diabetes?

  • Being overweight or obese
  • Having a history of diabetes in one's family
  • Leading an inactive lifestyle
  • All of the above

10. What percentage of the adult population in the United Arab Emirates are living with diabetes?

  • 4.2%
  • 12.5%
  • 18.9%
  • 40.7%

Thank you for taking the quiz. We hope you learned some new ways to incorporate a healthy lifestyle into your daily routine, and ways to reduce the risk of getting diabetes. 10 winners will be chosen randomly and announced on the website on 22nd September 2013. Good Luck!

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