Do you lead a sedentary lifestyle? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! 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: Why are fewer people going to the countryside? How intelligent is the octopus? Are smartphones killing cameras? Dating apps: How our brains react 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 a