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tiveness and conviviality extend beyond your years in the classroom, increase
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productivity and discipline accompanied by reduced stress ensue the active lifestyle ofthe boss’
favorites, A recent survey found that 75% of executives making six-figures listed physical fimess
| to their career success, They cited better sleep, diligence, and concentration as their
favorite advantages to leading a healthy lifestyle; making better diet choices and maintaining
higher attendance rates were just icing on the cake, so to speak. Likewise, the survey didn’t only
postulate the benefits ofthe fit and ambitious, but deliberated on the faults of the unhealthy an
lax, conceding that obesity isa serious career impediment. The word has spread: many employers
are now offering incentives for healthier employees and even investing in at-work gyms an carga
machines. Those who would bl 1g their gym time should bewar
former suffers without the latter.
ie their careers for m the
Nonetheless, your mediocrity was hardly noticed in school, and your humdrum job doesn't deserye
you at your best anyway. Atleast you have someone special to come home to. Or do you? Physica
fitness, in all its breadth, extends to relationships as well. You guessed it: those who are happy with
themselves are much better friends and companions. An opposite strength, commitment, is valuable
in tough workout routines and tougher intimacies. Not only are the lively and fit elect more likely tp
communicate better, but they are also known to lead active lifestyles outside the gym and the office,
spending time in new activities and hobbies with their loved ones. The Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology found that couples who maintain a healthy self-image and try new things together,
Stay’ together. Yet again, contradiction arises when one lists family as the reason behind his or her
physical concession; your family when you invest in yourself.
Ifhealth and appearance aren't motivation enough to make time for ajog, hike, or swim, perhaps
‘scholastic, career, and relational aspirations can do the trick. An active lifestyle is vital to rather than
incongruous with a swamped day-to-day—it should be, like food and sleep, just another necesiy,
and an enjoyable one at that. For you weight lifters, a combination of strength training and aerobic
exercise is proven to generate the fastest results. For all others, your indignation with the crowded,
sweaty gym doesn't have to be a hindrance; you're more likely to continue your routine if you have
fun doing it, so get abike, shoot some hoops, join a challenge, or take a dance class. Do yourselfa
favor, and pave the way for success.
Write a response that demonstrates how the author makes an argument to persuade an
audience that physical fitness should bea priority. In your response, analyze how the
author uses at least one of the features from the essay directions (or features of your own
choosing) to develop a logical and persuasive argument. Be certain that your response
cites relevant aspects of the source text.
Your response should not give your personal opinion on the merit of the source text,
but instead show how the author crafts an argument to persuade readers,