Do you lead a sedentary lifestyle? 6 Minute English

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Spending too much time in a sedentary position and not being physically active is a problem around the world. In the UK, 20 million people don't do any exercise at all. Finland used to have one of the highest mortality rates from heart disease but it's managed to buck the trend. Dan and Catherine talk about Finland's experience and teach you new English vocabulary.
𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲:
𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲
a lifestyle which involves a lot of sitting and not much exercise
𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲
the age to which you are expected to live
𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫
someone who avoids doing something they don't like, usually because they are lazy
𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞-𝐢𝐧-𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐤
something meant to be humorous and not taken seriously
𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧
adjective that means serious and strict
𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝
a board you attach papers to so you write on them as you walk around
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[@anhnguyenngoc490]

New words on this video : 1, stern: (adj) serious and strict 2, clipboard. 3, exercise shirker: someone who avoid exercising, shirk(verb) 4, life expectancy 5, tongue - in - cheek: humorous and not taken seriously 6, attach 7, drag you out of your house. 8, sedentary. Example: I don't want to become an exercise shirker so I decide that I will run couples of times a week to build a healthy lifestyle. Thank you BBC learning English.

[@houu_]

Thank you. It’s very helpful:33

[@wanglinnaing228]

I am sedentary person because I am bored to do exercises on the day basic. what's more I watch movies on netflix from time to time instead of doing exercise 😢 but I enjoy my life. Does it mean I am healthy man😮?

[@lka8735]

1. 1:35 5:10 life expectancy 2. 2:10 shirker 3. 2:24 stern 4. 2:46 3:26 tongue-in-cheek 5. 3:44 clipboard ““ I lead a sedentary lifestyle, sitting at the desk for roughly 8 to 9 hours a day. Terribly enough, I'm also an exercise shirker. I'm aware of the health consequences this habit brings, but I can't shake it off. I wish one day there would be a stern lady with a clipboard coming to me and motivating me to improve my life expectancy. The story is purely tongue-in-cheek in nature.“

[@tulipnguyen8294]

I heard this situation alot in my English learning. After watch this video, i can talk about this problem perfectly... every1 approciated me... thx to BBC 6 minutes English

[@willianbarreiro9925]

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. EVERYDAY I COME HERE TO LISTEN TO A NEW PODCAST AND I TRY TO TALK WITH MY FRIENDS ABOUT THIS PODCAST THAT I'VE HEARD. BESIDES WE IMPROVE OUR VOCABULARY WE CAN HAVE AN INTERESTING SUBJECT TO TALK WITH SOMEONE

[@pedrojimenez7195]

i love this picture

[@tammytsang3487]

As a couch potato, my lifestyle is rather sedentary, however, I do spend time doing chores and I also ride my stationary bike in the basement. Thank you for this amazing lesson!

[@cuongnguyen-vo6ys]

[@letsplayroblox6062]

Sometimes i think i am sedentary person. When i came down i watch KZbin a lot. But of course it's really bad for our health. Now i try to do some planks. But honestly i don't know it's useful or not. But anyways i think it's good for our metabolism. When i was a sedentary lifestyle i was overweight. That's the problem

[@annchow2108]

My sentence: 1.Mary gets fatter after having had a sedentary working lifestyle for a year. 2.Mary stirks having a household chore. That is a reason of her messy home. 3. The condemn is stern against ABC secondary school in the incident. Appreciate bbc in the deadly earnest.

[@abrowzingnet8781]

I'm researching on SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE

[@glitch8197]

very good video but I don't have any idea how she knew the answer of the question because the video didn't mention any thing about the answer

[@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl]

I'm addicted to excersising, but I hate sitting. Even on a chair, sometimes I lay. I lay for 12+ hours a day for sure. I know it's not healthy, but this is my confortable position and I try to move around every 20-30 minutes or so, madturbate, do chores and go cycling nearly every day for 1-4 hours.

[@abhilashchandranelt7569]

Rather than giving a single picture all the time, it would be appreciable if the text of the audio be given.. just as in some of the videos of BBC 6 minute English. - Abhilash Chandran

[@jakkrapatk]

Modern-day people are leading to sedentary lifestyle because they're sitting too much working very hard and playing computer games. They have to move for their health. Finland has been successful in beating sedentary lifestyle and now it's has became one of the healthiest countries. They could tackle heart disease and obesity. As a result, Finnish life expectancy has risen by 10 years! Because Finland has a lot of state involvement. If you're an exercise shirker, you avoid doing exercise because you don't like to take exercise and you're too lazy to do just that. The authorities kind of a stern lady with a clipboard will come and visit you. She won't to drag you out of the house to do exercise, but she want to encourage you to eat well and take regular exercise! It's quite tongue-in-cheek - humour and not taken seriously. but it's very effective! Well, it's time for us to go out and take exercise. Turn off your tech! To find out more summary like this, visit my page facebook.com/bbcleth for Thai learners FB page: เรียนภาษาอังกฤษกับ BBC

[@HA-wt8ho]

I like it, in fact I wash to learn english perfact

[@sujivadamayanthi7709]

Thanks BBC learn English.

[@jonguyen3729]

I love the series of 6 minute English but the podcast of this topic is not full, it's just 5 minutes. I hope that you could upload a full version instead. And correct my grammar if it's wrong please. Thank you, BBC :)

[@bbclearningenglish]

I have checked and the full podcast is working www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kgbyl

[@a.demifemiflapo5795]

No, but I rant from a sedentary position.

[@majotinal7033]

Good video :)

[@Камилла-ц1ф]

👍

[@Om_Jory97]

What does sedentary means ??? Plz

[@bbclearningenglish]

sedentary: an adjective used to describe a lifestyle which involves a lot of sitting and not much exercise

[@Om_Jory97]

@@bbclearningenglish thanks for replying ❤ I really appreciate it

[@isaacmontecillo7948]

@@bbclearningenglish Sedentary Lifestyle means Too much sitting and/or lying down for excessive prolonged periods of time and performs No exercise or Physical Movement or Very little for at least 30 minutes or lesser.

[@gulnaralasgarova]

Very good😍

[@mercedeslb237]

Thanks BBC 😗

[@Netfilx_official]

my job is very sedentary, not my life

[@jubayer2281]

Nice

[@akmkamrulislammandol7964]

Very useful. Again it reminds me the importance of exercise. Thanks.

[@chautrant.2889]

I want to read transcription. But I don't find it. Help me

[@bbclearningenglish]

You should find subtitles on the video if you switch them on. You can also see and download a transcript on our website www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-180906

[@jasminatef4707]

OmG ..didnt expect that in britain

[@rungsakthongmuk8538]

No, I don’t. Thank you BBC.

[@legzirapainting3635]

nice bbc learning english

[@insafinsaf6945]

Super team super lge

[@Netfilx_official]

exercise shirker.

[@teamshiva7482]

Thank you

[@ІонПожога]

Nice

[@hasnasadek1146]

nice

[@abedabdu2241]

Nice

[@choraschan3171]

great

[@haroonmanzoor9100]

Nice

[@ناريامخليل]

is there a written piece for this conversation ?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Have a look at our website www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-180906

[@돌잔치엔가반나-x6o]

I wish there is a subtitle on this video...

[@bbclearningenglish]

There are subtitles but you have to switch them on at the bottom of the screen. You can also download a transcript at www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-180906

[@ramanpreetkaur6229]

Good vocabulary👍

[@peacemusic2498]

What is a sedentary lifestyle?

[@bbclearningenglish]

It's a lifestyle that involves a lot of sitting and not much exercise. Watch the video for more explanation.

[@Inspiremebydileep]

subtitles please

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi SAI DILEEPREDDY. You can see the subtitles at the bottom by switching them on in the bottom right of the screen. For a full transcript to download, go to our website: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-180906

[@ibrahimadil4377]

That was useful! Thank you!

[@manoramasingh4991]

Extraordinary

[@CoronaVirus-uy1cw]

Good job