https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/d6d014e7-29f9-43ae-80aa-dd1336b53245 Could sitting be damaging to our health? Phil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary.👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ On average, how many hours a day do British adults spend sitting down? a) 7 hours b) 9 hours c) 12 hours Listen to the programme to hear the answer. [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240404 Vocabulary: ✔️engineer (something) out - design or plan in such a way that something is not required ✔️this/so much - in such large amounts ✔️blood circulation - the flow of blood through the heart and blood vessels which carries oxygen around the body ✔️geared around - organised and prepared towards a certain activity or purpose ✔️swim against the tide - not follow what most people are doing; do the opposite of most people ✔️drive (someone) towards - push someone towards accepting a new condition or situation More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Why everyone loves the underdog 👉 https://youtu.be/Q6MAcmJdYdA ⭐ What makes a great library?👉 https://youtu.be/tD-6xHAHrQ4 ⭐ Sewing to fight period poverty👉 https://youtu.be/r5iFFBpFSlU ⭐ Plastic waste eaten by enzymes 👉 https://youtu.be/bRzP7hwIGWE ⭐ Feed your brain 👉 https://youtu.be/FZDImEiPgMk ⭐ Food for new mums 👉 https://youtu.be/w4BvAaL1S3g ⭐ What is the future of work? 👉 https://youtu.be/s1HxJVusR2w ⭐ How the language of menus matters 👉 https://youtu.be/luh9xTJ7ExM ⭐ Addicted to sugar 👉 https://youtu.be/FjU9qyTZ_OU ⭐ Our love of pets 👉 https://youtu.be/bywWgD9yJq0 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 http://tinyurl.com/ps3hplv ✔️ Visit our website 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/@bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #sittingdown #activelifestyle #6minuteenglish Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:37:57 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/d6d014e7-29f9-43ae-80aa-dd1336b53245 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.