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

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. Some people believe that

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of watching games on

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, teenagers should play sports to maintain good

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. I agree with

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

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, it will definitely have an adverse impact on their

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.

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

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affect the

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

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

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for long hours may cause many

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issues

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as obesity and

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problems.

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, 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

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. Obesity has become a major

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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

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watching sporting events on

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. When young people watch sports and games on

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, they are

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

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learn more about these events.

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, Rugby is a North

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American game, but

now many teenagers in India play

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game after learning about it from

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. 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

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. To conclude, I feel that watching sports on

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

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

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