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Despite a variety of sport facilities and gyms, people are less fit nowadays than ever before. What do you think are the main causes of this problem? What solutions can you suggest?

#variety #sport #facilities #gyms #people
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 a good habit of doing
sports
 in daily life is one of the main factors to having a healthy body. Nowadays, more and more
people
 are more likely to stay at home rather than spent time
on
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doing
sports
. As far as I am concerned, there are several reasons that lead
people
 to get rid of training, and it is necessary to deal with
this
 problem with some solutions. With the rapid development of technology,
people
 become lazier to do lots of things in their life. In the past, teenagers can only play electronic games on computers, and it is more convenient for them to enjoy games on smartphones recently.
Although
 those children decided to go outdoor,
but
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they have a higher willingness to spend time
on
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playing games
instead
 of playing basketball. Another reason is that
people
 have a high degree of dependence on high technology devices to control their weight and health. Transfer from active activities to passive way like some
sports
 facilities that can make some
affect
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 to human’s body which give
people
 different viewpoint about
sports
. Those situations
such
 as wrong perspectives and phenomena
that
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should be solved. Regular exercise and limited time on smartphones are
an
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essential
habit
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habits
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 for
people
 to have. Parents should notice
about
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their children’s daily routine, which needs to have a healthy schedule including different kinds of outdoor activities.
However
,
people
 should think about technology can help our lives but cannot provide appropriate exercise without
people
 taking part in the
sports
 in person. In conclusion, the number of
people
 who do exercise was fewer than before. While I think there comes
with
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some specific causes contributing to
this
 problem,
and
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it
also
 has some methods to get rid of
this
 bad habit.
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