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People nowadays are not fit and active than the people from the olden days. Discuss the causes for this situation and suggest some possible solutions.

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With advances in technology, agriculture and
medicine
, people live longer and
more comfortable
Suggestion
more comfortably
 than never before. It has been noticed
however
, that people nowadays are not as strong and healthy as in previous ages. The cause of these will be discussed, and possible solutions explored.
Firstly
, with the advent of technological improvement in tools and machines, man no longer has to struggle to eat, shelter, or cloth himself.
Instead
, equipments do
this
 at the snap of his finger or the touch of a button, with
man
Suggestion
men
a man
 needing only to steer and overseer.
Also
, back in the olden days, before the sophistication of
medicine
, people who were sick die, leaving only the healthy to survive.
However
, with the multiplication of medical knowledge, a great many of us are kept alive who would have died long ago, if we lived in previous ages. The
first
 solution to these
problem
Suggestion
problems
 is obvious. People should exercise more! Those who cannot go to a gym can incorporate practical ideas into their life.
For example
, they can walk to the train station rather than taking their car, or cycle to work
instead
 of taking a bus. These little physical exercises are very good for the health. And their results are cumulative for fitness. The development of
medicine
 is a good one. There is no downside to the prevention of death.
However
, efforts should intensify on the development of more therapies to cure chronic diseases. For
medicine
 holds the ultimate key to living healthy in old age. In conclusion,
although
 there are more than a few
reasons why people of
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reasons why people
 nowadays are not as agile as generations ago, there are multiple causes and solutions. And only through concerted effort can we bring ourselves to live at our best.
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