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Many working people get little or not exercise during the work day, and have health problems as a result. Why do so many people not get enough exercise? What can be done about this problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.　　(at least 250 words) 40 minute

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Exercising is one of the most important things for humans to stay healthy.
On the other hand
, many working
people
 do not
exercise
 enough and
this
 is a large issue. In the following paragraphs, I will argue the causes of insufficient
exercise
 by working
people
 and what can be the solution.
Firstly
, one reason might be the way they
work
. These days,
less
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fewer
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people
work
 in blue-collar jobs and more
people
work
 in white-collar jobs.
As a result
, many
people
 sit in front of computers for
almost
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whole
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time
 of their job.
Secondly
, the other reason might be that working
people
 do not have
time
 to
exercise
. As they have fewer energy compared with young
people
, they will get tired by doing their jobs;
therefore
,
people
are not afford
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 to
exercise
 after
working
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work
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.
Furthermore
, even if they have extra energy, they are busy with having dinner with co-workers or spending
time
 with hobbies
thus
 the situation will not change
any way
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. My cousin,
for example
, she belonged to the tennis team
in
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at
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 the university so she exercised
everyday
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.
However
, when she started to
work
, there was no energy left after the tiring job but
also
 no
time
 to
exercise
 because her boss always invited her to dinner in order to talk about her job performance.
Lastly
, the way to resolve
this
 situation may be to include
exercise
time
 in their
work
. If
people
 are forced to
exercise
, they cannot refuse to do even they are tired or they want to spend
time
for
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on
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 other things.
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