What makes you happy?  Why are people from Finland so happy?
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 70 - HAPPINESS  

This is a history of sports uniforms and national colors is very interesting, not many people know about it. Enjoy listening! 

PODCASTORIE

Why national soccer teams DON'T use the colors of their flag?

Camila y yo invitamos a la nutrióloga Lucía Alvarez para charlar sobre algunos temas de nutrición.
Para escuchar la otra parte de este episodio.


Mucho que decir

Hablemos de nutrición

This is a reading from the Aozora Bunko "Raccoon and Yotaro" with some expressions changed to easy Japanese for learners of Japanese.
Vocabulary explanations are provided after the reading, so please make use of it for studying Japanese.

.｡.:*･ﾟ＋.｡.:*･ﾟ＋.｡.:*･ﾟ＋.｡.:*･ﾟ＋.｡.

青空文庫「狸と与太郎」より、日本語学習者向けに一部の表現をやさしい日本語に変えて、朗読しています。
朗読の後に語彙の解説がありますので、日本語の勉強にお役立てください。


OYASUMI にほんご

#1　Raccoon and Yotaro（Tanuki to Yotarô）

Participle Adjectives are infuriatING, but don't be downheartED - I'll give you an explanation.

The Social Evolutionary

Are you confusED? Yes, English is confusING!

Att ta körkort är inte enkelt! Eller?

Jag berättar om min uppkörning. Och så som det var för mig är det för alla andra i Sverige också.


Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #26 - Julspecial Uppkörning

关于狗的介绍，以及如何照顾一条狗，了解养宠物的基本常识。 An introduction to dogs, and how to take care of a dog, learn the basics of keeping pets.

Yasmine's Chinese Reading - intermediate

照顾一条狗 Take care of a dog - part 2

If you don't already lift weights, it may be time to start. According to researchers from Japan, just 30 to 60 minutes of muscle-strengthening exercise a week is enough to lower a person's risk of early death.

Muscle-strengthening exercise can include activities like push-ups, yoga and walking up steps, among others.

The research was based on 16 previously published studies that had between 4,000 and 480,000 adult participants.

The studies were done in the US, England, Scotland, Australia and Japan. The participants had no serious health issues, and they were monitored for at least two years.

The results, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, showed that those who did between 30 and 60 minutes of strength or weight training a week had a 10% to 20% lower risk of early death from all causes.

This type of exercise was also found to lower the risks of heart disease and cancer by about the same amount.

Participants who reported doing a combination of muscle training and aerobic activity were found to have a 40% lower risk of death from all causes, 46% lower risk of heart disease, and 28% lower risk of death from cancer.

However, after 130 to 140 minutes of muscle training, the positive health effects decreased, and were only seen in issues related to diabetes.

Speaking with CNN, University of Minnesota professor William Roberts, who was not part of the study, said the results are good for people who want to improve their health but don't have much time for exercise.