Agree or disagree?

Physical exercises are much more important to the

elderly people than to the young people.

Some people argue if it is a general truth that physical exercises are more important for the
elder people than for the young people. But to be frank, I cannot agree with them. This is due
to the fact that doing exercises in their youth people can be guaranteed to be healthy in their
older ages. What is more, young people’s passive behavior can cause obesity, which is a huge
problem nowadays.
The main problem with this argument is that it is hard for elderly people to do exercises at their
ages as they do not have their whole strength anymore. Their bones, their muscles are partly
damaged over the years. Moreover, if people do physical activities at their young ages, they will
not have health issues when they grow old. For example, my grandfather used to be a swimmer
when he was young. Now he is 68 years old but he looks younger for 15 years and he does not
have any health issues, while other old men at his age are complaining about their health.
There is another factor that deserves some words here. The majority of nowadays teens are
suffering from obesity. This is natural as mainly they eat fast food and do not do any exercises
at all. This can cause serious problems later on. In order to escape it they should do physical
exercises. For instance, my cousin used to be obese five years ago and she had tremendous
problems because of it. She could not walk too long or run too far, she almost could not make
any physical effort at all. She understood that it is not good for her health and started to attend
fitness clubs and yoga classes. After five 5 years when I saw her I could not believe my eyes. She
achieved her goal—she was thin and more active than I was.
To sum up, some may think that the elderly people need to do physical activities more than the
young people as it helps them to stay fresh and healthy. Based on the examples given above, in
my point of view, it is way better for young people to do them more.