Some people believe that adults get motivated to exercise and play sports because of the major sports events on TV such as the Olympic Games and Football World Cup. Others say that there are many ways apart from TV to encourage them to exercise. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Drawn to physical activities, people may have their own primary motives for

this

inclination. While the tendency is credited to sporting broadcasts,

skeptics

someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

sceptics

have opposing views and believe there are other sources of motivation apart from

media

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the media

. Both sides of the controversy put forward rational arguments which will be elaborated on. On the one hand, the people who believe the media play a central role in

public interest

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the public interest

when sports are concerned have two main reasons.

Firstly

, it is argued that individuals tend to emulate the success of their role models who are constantly glorified by national TV.

Therefore

, it is only sensible to assume that being exposed to the performance of professional athletes competing for the privilege of winning will eventually generate enormous interest among devoted fans.

This

is amply illustrated in the way teenagers display

eagerness

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an eagerness

to practice the same sport that

their

people in general

they

idolized athletic celebrities specialize in.

Secondly

, because of their entertaining nature, TV programs occupy most people’s free time.

This

in turn shapes many aspects of viewers’

life including

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life, including

the personal pursuits that they opt for.

On the other hand

, there are those reasoning that other deciding factors may inspire people to gravitate towards sporting activities.

To begin

with, it appears that parents can predispose their children to a certain path depending on their background or lifelong passion. More specifically, if a parent has been passionate about tennis they are highly likely to provide an incentive for their children so as to ensure they will develop the same fondness.

This

can be done by

scheduling coaching

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scheduling, coaching

sessions or dedicating weekends to games of tennis played with other family members.

Moreover

, there is no denying the fact that everyone is born with particular innate qualities which will determine their momentous decisions in life. Gifted with a specific athletic ability, people will follow their genetic predispositions willingly and without being offered any encouragement. On balance,

although

the role of broadcasting is considerable, I am personally convinced that there are other key factors to take into account. One’s parents and their inborn talents cannot be ignored when the question of taking up a sport or doing regular exercise arises.