Sports programmes are hugely popular on television nowadays. But some people argue that these programmes are to blame for the poor health of many young people who prefer to watch rather than part take in physical activity. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Nowadays, youngsters are showing too much interest in watching sporting events on

television

. Some people believe that

instead

of watching games on

television

, teenagers should play sports to maintain good

health

. I agree with

this

view. If young people spend too much time watching sports on

TV

, it will definitely have an adverse impact on their

health

.

However

, I don’t think that sports shows are the only culprits here. Several other factors

also

affect the

health

of youngsters. The purpose of sports and games is to keep us healthy and active.

In addition

, games give us lots of enjoyment and happiness. But watching sporting events on

TV

for long hours may cause many

health

issues

such

as obesity and

eye-sight

normal use of the faculty of vision

eyesight

problems.

For instance

, the New York University conducted a research which showed that the weight of youngsters increase by more than 30% when they spend too much time watching sports on

television

. Obesity has become a major

health

problem in recent times. Young people are addicted to a sedentary lifestyle and they show little interest in playing games. Worse, they even neglect their studies. As we can see, too much screen time is certainly bad. Having said that, there are several benefits

to

Suggestion

of

watching sporting events on

television

. When young people watch sports and games on

television

, they are

also

more likely to feel the temptation to play these games. They will

also

learn more about these events.

For example

, Rugby is a North

American game but

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American game, but

now many teenagers in India play

this

game after learning about it from

television

. Youngsters can learn all the rules, regulations and technical specifications of a game by watching it on the small screen. In my country, even children understand the technical aspects of cricket because they watch it on

TV

. To conclude, I feel that watching sports on

television

has both positive and negative consequences. Youngsters need to realize that if they want to enjoy the

health

benefits of sports and games, they need to play these games rather than watch them on

TV

.