Walk 10,000 steps a day! Have you heard that slogan? Today, Yumi talks about how many steps the latest research suggests you should walk and what one should do with conflicting health suggestions.

KEY VOCABULARY:

体(からだ)に良(よ)い good for the body

若(わか)い頃(ころ) youth; when (I) was young

ラジオ局(きょく)に勤(つと)めていた Worked at a radio station

田舎町(いなかまち)  country town

階段(かいだん) stairs

健康効果(けんこうこうか)がある have health benefits; effective for health

万歩計(まんぽけい) pedometer

最新(さいしん)の研究(けんきゅう) latest research

イエス様(さま) Jesus

何事(なにごと)も all things; everything; anything

食(た)べ過(す)ぎず飲(の)み過(す)ぎず don't eat too much; don't drink too much

ほどほどに in moderation

本末転倒(ほんまつてんとう) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; getting one's priorities backwards

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