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3 tiveness and conviviality extend beyond your years in the classroom, increase Advant productivity and discipline accompanied by reduced stress ensue the active lifestyle ofthe boss’ favorites, A recent survey found that 75% of executives making six-figures listed physical fimess | to their career success, They cited better sleep, diligence, and concentration as their favorite advantages to leading a healthy lifestyle; making better diet choices and maintaining higher attendance rates were just icing on the cake, so to speak. Likewise, the survey didn’t only postulate the benefits ofthe fit and ambitious, but deliberated on the faults of the unhealthy an lax, conceding that obesity isa serious career impediment. The word has spread: many employers are now offering incentives for healthier employees and even investing in at-work gyms an carga machines. Those who would bl 1g their gym time should bewar former suffers without the latter. ie their careers for m the Nonetheless, your mediocrity was hardly noticed in school, and your humdrum job doesn't deserye you at your best anyway. Atleast you have someone special to come home to. Or do you? Physica fitness, in all its breadth, extends to relationships as well. You guessed it: those who are happy with themselves are much better friends and companions. An opposite strength, commitment, is valuable in tough workout routines and tougher intimacies. Not only are the lively and fit elect more likely tp communicate better, but they are also known to lead active lifestyles outside the gym and the office, spending time in new activities and hobbies with their loved ones. The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that couples who maintain a healthy self-image and try new things together, Stay’ together. Yet again, contradiction arises when one lists family as the reason behind his or her physical concession; your family when you invest in yourself. Ifhealth and appearance aren't motivation enough to make time for ajog, hike, or swim, perhaps ‘scholastic, career, and relational aspirations can do the trick. An active lifestyle is vital to rather than incongruous with a swamped day-to-day—it should be, like food and sleep, just another necesiy, and an enjoyable one at that. For you weight lifters, a combination of strength training and aerobic exercise is proven to generate the fastest results. For all others, your indignation with the crowded, sweaty gym doesn't have to be a hindrance; you're more likely to continue your routine if you have fun doing it, so get abike, shoot some hoops, join a challenge, or take a dance class. Do yourselfa favor, and pave the way for success. Write a response that demonstrates how the author makes an argument to persuade an audience that physical fitness should bea priority. In your response, analyze how the author uses at least one of the features from the essay directions (or features of your own choosing) to develop a logical and persuasive argument. Be certain that your response cites relevant aspects of the source text. Your response should not give your personal opinion on the merit of the source text, but instead show how the author crafts an argument to persuade readers,

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