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.

It has been observed that people of
this
age are not as fit and active as
people
Suggestion
the people
that lived some decades ago.
Meanwhile there
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Meanwhile, there
are some factors responsible for
this
trend, few of which will be discussed and the possible solutions will be stated
also
. One of the reasons why we have less fit and less active people now compared with the past is the nature of jobs that people are doing in the
recently
Suggestion
recent
times. A large number of people sit in the office from morning till evening working with the computer systems. The advancement in technology has deprived a lot of people from engaging in
works
Suggestion
the works
that involve physical activities and
as a result
, made most people less active and less fit. Some examples of
such
jobs that involve limited physical movements are customer service jobs
tellering
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
tillering
tailoring
, secretary, teaching, accounting, e.t.c.
Meanwhile many
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Meanwhile, many
people are involved in jobs like farming, fishing, trading which involved a lot physically activities in the past and
this
made them to be more active and fit. Another factor responsible for less active and less fit people nowadays is nature of foods that are now being consumed. Most people hardly have enough time to prepare healthy food and
as a result
eat so many canned foods which contain preservatives and some other chemicals that are injurious to the health.
This
had made quite a number of people to be
obessed
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
obsessed
abused
obese
,
hence
, reducing how active and how fit people now are. A recent statistic shows that three out of every four persons are
obessed
used improperly or excessively especially drugs
abused
in the United States of America.
This
was not the case some 50 years ago when people had time to
prepared
Suggestion
prepare
healthy meals. In order to reverse
this
trend and increase the actives and fitness of
people
Suggestion
the people
of the present, it is suggested that people should visit the gym to work out on
regular basis
Suggestion
a regular basis
, probably, 3 to 4 times in a week. It is
also
advised that people should start to create time to cook and eat healthy foods and
also
consciously watch their Body Mass Index (BMI). I believe that if
this
can be done religiously,
people
Suggestion
the people
of
this
age can become as active and fit as people of the olden age.
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