Ostankino television tower is a remarkable creation of construction equipment of the 20th century. The TV-tower, the height of which in the moment of completion of its construction amounted 533m, was built in Moscow by the project of engineer-designer Nikolai Vasilievich Nikitin.The weight of its base is 55,000 tons; the tower is 540 meters (1999) high, which is about 300 m more than the building of the Moscow State University on Lenin hills and 215 metres higher than the famous Eiffel tower in Paris. Its centre of gravity does not go out and never goes beyond the area of support.This area is bounded by the ring which has the diameter about 60 metres. And the center of gravity is located at an altitude of 110 meters along the axis of the tower. Inside the Ostankino television tower from top to bottom, as strings, tensioned wire ropes. Each of the 150 ropes stretched with the power of 70 tons. In General, the body of the Ostankino tower is compressed with the strength of ten and a half thousand tons.
Nowadays our life is getting more and more tense. People live under the press of different problems, such as social, ecological, economic and others. They constantly suffer from stress, noise and dust in big cities, diseases and instability. A person should be strong and healthy in order to overcome all difficulties. To achieve this aim people ought to take care of their physical and mental health. There are several ways to do it. The state of your body depends on how much time you spend doing sports. At least everybody must do morning exercises every day. The most healthy kinds of sports are swimming, running and cycling. Healthy food is also a very important factor. Overeating causes many dangerous diseases. The daily menu should include meat, fruit and vegetables, milk product, which are rich in vitamins, fat, proteins and etc. On the other hand modern diets are very popular especially among women. Diets may be harmful, if they are used in the wrong way. To be healthy, people should get rid of their bad habits. It's necessary to stop smoking and drinking much. Everyone should remember that cigarettes, alcohol and drugs destroy both body and brain. Besides according to statistics most of crimes are committed by people under the influence of drugs and alcohol. In addition it is recommended to watch TV less, avoid anxiety and observe daily routine. Certainly it's hard to follow all these recommendations, but every person have to choose between healthy life style and numerous illnesses.
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