BBC Radio 4 - Are You Sitting Comfortably?
suggests we sit too much:
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Is prolonged sitting bad for us? Chris Bowlby gets up from his desk to find out.
He meets researchers at Leicester University who think that simply standing up increases the metabolic rate and so reduces the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The Department of Health is watching this and other similar research closely. If the causation is proved there could be serious implications for how we live and work.
But as Chris finds out, when he gives up his own chair, it's not easy being a stand-up guy in a world built for sitting.
BBC Radio 4 - Are You Sitting Comfortably?
So, get up and move!
ESL Cafe's Idea Cookbook - Games
dance
I love dancing. Guess what? So do most kids, especially when they are still young enough to not be self-conscious. Dance breaks got me through a lot of pre-school classes. Turn on some English songs and dance with your students. You'll feel better, they'll feel better.
37 Seconds: What I've Learned in the ESL Classroom
Running Dictations is a great activity, especially for early morning or night classes where students might have low energy levels, because students practice a wide variety of language skills and have fun too!
ESL Classroom Activity: Dictation Running | TESOL Blog
Round the track
Assemble a big collection of flashcards. Lay them out onto the floor into a big square or circle track around the room. Every student starts on a different square. In turn they roll a dice and move forward the amount of times on the dice. They have to say a word or make a sentence with the card they have landed on.
General Games & Activities « ESL Treasure
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