>>kassymova: the main reason for the high morbidity is an unhealthy lifestyle. people don't have an active lifestyle and they fail to keep up with simple nutrition skills. >>reporter: on the streets of astana, less than ideal health habits aren't hard to spot...27% of kazakhstani's smoke, for example...which is why hosting the asian winter games is in some ways....a matter of life and death... >>kassymova: the main goal of this event is the promotion of an active lifestyle and also the promotion of mass sporting activity. as a result we will have a healthier population, plus a lower mortality and morbidity rate. >>reporter: for those who are already keen to get fit, sporting facilities are available and accessible...at places like this recreation centre...where a dip in the pool will set you back 2 euros... >>gordienko: this is the best pool in astana because it is the warmest and cleanest and it's affordable because our prices are cheap. >>zhumabayeva: this swimming pool is the proof of a social care of the state. the prices are very low. >>reporter: some of co

>>kassymova: the main reason for the high morbidity is an unhealthy lifestyle. people don't have an active lifestyle and they fail to keep up with simple nutrition skills. >>reporter: on the streets of astana, less than ideal health habits aren't hard to spot...27% of kazakhstani's smoke, for example...which is why hosting the asian winter games is in some ways....a matter of life and death... >>kassymova: the main goal of this event is the promotion of an active lifestyle and also the promotion of mass sporting activity. as a result we will have a healthier population, plus a lower mortality and morbidity rate. >>reporter: for those who are already keen to get fit, sporting facilities are available and accessible...at places like this recreation centre...where a dip in the pool will set you back 2 euros... >>gordienko: this is the best pool in astana because it is the warmest and cleanest and it's affordable because our prices are cheap. >>zhumabayeva: this swimming pool is the proof of a social care of the state. the prices are very low. >>reporter: some of co