Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio

Can we be in good health without a lifestyle that includes plenty of physical movement? Health experts say no, and point to the dangers of the kind of sedentary lifestyle that began with the Industrial Age and has increasingly predominated ever since. Jonathan speaks with bio-medical researcher Jozef Ukropec of the Slovak Academy of Sciences about this disturbing trend and what we can do about it. – Repeat: These days many Slovak parents are living outside of Slovakia and bemoan the fact that their children neither speak their mother-tongue nor understand their culture. Slovak parents in Great Britain, however, have come together to solve this problem by providing something extra for their children.