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Sport in My Life

  • Date Submitted: 12/03/2012 11:10 AM
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Sport in my life.
Nowadays for millions of people around the world, regular exercise is a part of their daily lives. Some jog, cycle or swim, while others prefer to work-out in gyms, do aerobics or play team sports. They are part of the worldwide fitness revolution which has taken place over the last twenty years. The question is, why has the revolution happened? Well, there are several major factors of it.
Firstly, fit people live longer, healthier lives than unfit people – especially unfit people who also smoke, drink or take drugs. People now accept that taking regular exercise is a great way to become and stay healthy. Secondly, in today’s world there’s enormous pressure on both men and women to look as young and attractive as it is possible. And finally, more sport appears on our TV screens today than ever before. Work-out videos have made it easier to exercise at home.
And though fitness revolution is global there are ,of course, advantages and disadvantages of it.
Some people think that it is a waste of time and that there are more important things to do. Such people usually say that sport may prevent you of doing you homework or something more important. Besides they always say that you may get a lot of injuries and simply can become an invalid. But I think that all these arguments are lame excuses. In my opinion, such people simply don’t want to go in for sport. May be they simply too lazy or don’t understand that it is good for health. May be they think that they will train and train and they can get overtraining that can lead to stunted growth, skeletal injuries and eating disorders. I find it really impossible, because the overtraining may become only with professional sportsman.
Other people think that sport really is very useful not only for health but also for many other things. And I can give some arguments for it. First of all, it is a very good way of meeting people. You can just find new friends and at the same time know something more about...

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