Walk and talk – level 2
28-03-2025 15:00
Nilofer Merchant has a simple idea of staying healthy and working better: walking meetings. Instead of sitting in offices or cafés, people can walk while they talk.
Sitting too much is bad for health and can cause heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer. Walking meetings help people move more without losing work time. Merchant started doing walking meetings after someone invited her to one. At first, she thought it was strange, but later, she saw how useful it was.
Now, she walks many miles each week while having meetings. Walking helps her think better and feel healthier. She believes that we don’t have to choose between work and health. We can do both at the same time. Walking and talking bring new ideas, making work more interesting and creative.
Difficult words: diabetes (a disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood), strange (unusual), creative (having new ideas).
You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.
How does replacing traditional sit-down meetings with walking meetings impact a person's health and work creativity?
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