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Level 3 – Intermediate

A TVcycle to get kids moving

An American scientist, David Allison from New York has developed a television which only works if you pedal a bicycle. Allison is a researcher into weight problems at St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York. It is estimated that more than 16% of American children between 6 and 17 are overweight. Lack of exercise is thought to be the main cause. Children are becoming "couch potatoes" and spend on average 20 hours a week watching TV.

He tested the bike on a group of children between the ages of 8 and 12. At the end of the experiment, the children had all lost weight. They were also spending less time in front of the television!

Allison believes that exercise rather than dieting is the key to children's weight problems and that it is essential to get them moving.

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Answer the questions below to check how well you understand the text.

The idea of the TVcycle is that:

the children can ride a bike in the street and watch TV at the same time.

you must exercise in order to watch TV.

people spend on average 20 hours a week watching TV.

David Allison:

used his bicycle with a group of children between 6 and 17 years old.

used his bicycle with 12 children.

thinks that children must do more exercise.

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Last update: 2006-04-13