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Hello, I'm Neil and welcome to Six Minute English, where we vigorously discuss a new topic and six related items of vocabulary.
And hello, I'm Rob.
Today, we're discussing vigorous exercise, and whether adults take enough of it, vigorous means using a lot of energy to do something.
So, how many steps do you do in a day, Rob?
How many steps?
How should I know, Neil?
It will be pretty hard to count them all.
Oh, come on, you can track steps on your phone.
I do 10,000 a day,
which is the magic number for keeping fit and healthy, apparently.
Hmm, not if you saunter Neil, surely.
sauntering from the sofa to the fridge and back, or from the house to the car.
Well, I never saunter, Rob.
saunter means to walk slowly, and you'd have to make a lot of trips to the fridge to clock up 10,000 steps.
To get some vigorous exercise, you need to get out and about, round the park at a brisk pace.
Brisk means quick and energetic, the opposite of sauntering.
Okay, well, perhaps you can tell me, Neil, how many people aged between 40 and 60 do less than 10 minutes brisk walking every month?
Is it a 4%, b 14% or c 40%.