Introduction

What is the least amount of exercise someone can get away with doing whilst still staying healthy? Sam and Neil talk about it and teach you related vocabulary.

This week's question

According to new UK government advice, what is the minimum number of steps we should walk every day to stay healthy?

a) five thousand steps

b) ten thousand steps

c) twenty thousand steps

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary

New Year’s resolution
a promise that you make to yourself to improve your lifestyle by starting to do something good for you (or stop doing something bad) in the coming year

push yourself
increase the amount of effort you put into whatever activity you are doing; try harder

trade-off
a situation where you accept the disadvantages of something in order to get the benefits it brings

sedentary
involving little exercise or physical activity

easy win
a task that is both easy to accomplish and brings positive results

(more) bang for your buck
a better result for the same amount of effort you put into something

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