In this blog we have seen different problems
affecting teenagers, such as screen abuse, mobile phones, couch potatoes... All of them have something in common: PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, that is to say, A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE, whose main consequence is OBESITY and some other health problems such as insomnia, eyesight problems...
Pau Gasol stated this is a real problem recently. Here are some articles for you to read about the issue:
Why Teens Are Getting Fatter (CBS News)
Children & teenagers fatter than they have been in 40 years (Daily Express)
Ten times more children and adolescents obese than 40 years ago (CNN)
When Being Overweight Is a Health Problem (for Teens) - KidsHealth
U.S. Has Most Overweight Teens (WebMD)
30 stone at 13: meet the obese teenagers going under the knife (The Guardian)
So what do we have to do?
How Much Exercise Does Your Teen Really Need? (verywellHealth)
Young at heart: why children who exercise become healthier adults (The Guardian)
How physical exercise makes your brain work better (The Guardian)
News Review: Teenager blinded by chips and junk food diet (BBC Learning English)
Listening exercise for you to do: The Food of the Future (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Danny Kaye in some films:
Hans Christian Andersen
Thumbelina Scene
The King's New Clothes Scene
The Court Jester 1955 The Maladjusted Jester
Learn English with Papa - Advanced ways to use "DO"! - English is Weird!
Football's Greatest teams... Nottingham Forest
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 190904 / 04 September 2019 >>> Ban on zoo trade in baby elephants: Language related to 'law'. Need-to-know language: prohibited, compromise, loopholes, exceptional circumstances & significant victory.
