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Many people today spend more time watching sports than playing sports. Is this a positive or negative development?

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It is true that in the modern
world people
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world, people
 prefer watching games like football and
cricket
instead
 of playing them, mainly because of the lack of
time
 and energy which is required to play games. In my opinion,
this
 trend has both positive and negative effects. On the one hand, a vast majority of people are working longer hours to afford basic necessities
such
 as food, clothing and shelter, which means they do not have enough
time
 to play games upon returning home. Certainly,
this
 not only deteriorates their physical
health but
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health, but
also
 reduces their mental wellness.
In other words
, people who spend less
time
 on physical activities
such
 as playing games have high chances of getting diseases like obesity, high blood pressure and depression.
For instance
, according to the World Health Organisation, 80% of the corporate employees are suffering from
diseases including
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diseases, including
 obesity and depression, due to their least involvement in games.
On the other hand
, people watch sports while they are resting after the hectic day, and the excitement and enthusiasm
involves
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involve
are involved
 in sports is definitely a best form of exercise to relax. Obviously, people do not have
stamina
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the stamina
 to play games at that point of the day. To exemplify, my brother works 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM and he
do not have
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does not have
 enough
time
 to play
cricket
 but at the same
time
 he loves
cricket
.
Thus
, the only alternative for him to get his passion going is to watch
cricket
. To conclude, the trend of watching sports
instead
 of playing can certainly have drawbacks in the form of health
issues but
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issues, but
 it is a
best
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good
 way of getting
relax
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relaxed
 in busy days for the sports lover.

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