Do You Lead a Sedentary Lifestyle?

Question 1

Sedentary

Answer 1

Sedentary is an adj. , used to describe a lifestyle which involves a lot of sitting & not much exercise.

If You are a sedentary it can lead to a lower life expectancy.
Would You say You had a sedentary lifestyle @ all?
If only I went to work, yes, I would have a pretty sedentary life.
I sit on the tube, I sit @ my desk … .

Question 2

Shirker

Answer 2

A shirker is someone who avoids doing sth usually because they are being lazy.
It’s also a verb, to shirk.

If You’re an exercise shirker because you’re fat, old, asthmatic or chained to your computer or just plain lazy
or all of these things rolled into one super-health disaster zone, they will come to you in form perhaps, of a stern lady … .

Question 3

Stern

Answer 3

Stern is an adj. which means very serious & strict.

… they will come to You in the form perhaps, of a stern lady with a clipboard & make some firm suggestion.
They won’t actually drag you off your playstation out of your nursing home … .

Question 4

Life Expectancy

Answer 4

The age @ which the average person lives until.
The age to which You’re expected to live.

Life expectancy has risen in Finland by 10 years.
If you’re a sedentary it can lead to a lower life expectancy.

Question 5

Tongue in Cheek

Answer 5

Tongue-in-cheek which means that it meant to be funny & shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Sth that is said in tongue in cheek it mean to be humorous … .

He wasn’t very complimentary, & we should emphasize that this report is quite tongue in cheek.

According to a recent survey, how long does the average person in the UK spend sitting down everyday?
Between 8 to 9 hours.But in Finland it’s less than 6 hours.
Now, 40 years ago Finland was perhaps the unhealthiest country in the western world.

Question 6

Clipboard

Answer 6

Clipboard, is hard board you can attach papers to so you can write on the paper while you are moving around.

Well, before a stern lady with a clipboard comes & tells us off for not being on time … .

But now, it’s one of the healthiest.
Death by heart disease in Finland has fallen by 80 % & life expectancy has risen by 10 years.
There is a lot of encouragement, even from school age, to eat well & take regular exercise.