The overall wellbeing of a person mainly depends on two main elements, namely mental and physical. Today, many people focus mainly on the mental part of it. However, while some people believe that broadcasting major events like the FIFA world cup and the Olympics will motivate people to exercise, I feel that there are other methods to motivate them.
On the one hand, it could be argued that showing major sporting events motivates the viewer to exercise. Those in favour of motivating people by showing sporting events on television argue that by viewing the physically fit athletes many people get inspired. Many get inspired to believe that achieving a ideal body weight by exercise is possible, which motivates people to come out of their comfort zone and to start exercising. Many people also claim that on seeing their team do well at the event acts as a stimulant, which results in people themselves trying to play some form of sport. Take, Sania Mirza, the great tennis champion from India, for instance. On seeing her performance on television, many people enrolled for tennis training and started playing the sport. Therefore, she acted as a motivation to thousands of people to take up tennis as a sport.
However, I side with those who believe that there are better ways to motivate people to start exercising. It is a fact that lack of physical activity results in various health related issues like heart attack, low blood pressure and muscle stiffness. As a result, it is desirable to educate the public about the various issues arising due to lack of physical activity. However, in my opinion the best way to motivate people to exercise is to provide incentives in the form of shopping vouchers and prices for achieving their ideal weight. For instance, the government of Dubai organises the yearly "30*30 event", which motivates people to commit at least 30 minutes daily for 30 days to perform any form of exercise. A mobile application is used to track the participant's activities and the time, at the end of the event participants receive their gift vouchers in their mobile application which can be redeemed. Thus, giving incentives to people to exercise is the best way to motivate people.
In conclusion, although viewing sports on television stimulates people, giving incentives to people to exercise is a better stimulant. Therefore, on balance, I strongly believe that there are other better ways to motivate people to start exercising other than by watching sporting events on television.
The
overall
wellbeing
of a person
mainly
depends on two main elements,
namely
mental and physical.
Today
,
many
people
focus
mainly
on the mental part of it.
However
, while
some
people
believe
that broadcasting major
events
like the
FIFA world cup
and the Olympics will
motivate
people
to
exercise
, I feel that there are other methods to
motivate
them.
On the one hand, it could
be argued
that showing major sporting
events
motivates
the viewer to
exercise
. Those in
favour
of motivating
people
by showing sporting
events
on
television
argue that by viewing the
physically
fit athletes
many
people
get
inspired.
Many
get
inspired to
believe
that achieving
a
ideal body weight by
exercise
is possible, which
motivates
people
to
come
out of their comfort zone and to
start
exercising.
Many
people
also
claim that on seeing their team do well at the
event
acts as a stimulant, which results in
people
themselves trying to play
some
form of sport. Take,
Sania
Mirza
, the great tennis champion from India,
for instance
. On seeing her performance on
television
,
many
people
enrolled for tennis training and
started
playing the sport.
Therefore
, she acted as a motivation to thousands of
people
to take up tennis as a sport.
However
, I side with those who
believe
that there are better
ways
to
motivate
people
to
start
exercising. It is a fact that lack of physical activity results in various health related issues like heart attack, low blood pressure and muscle stiffness.
As a result
, it is desirable to educate the public about the various issues arising due to lack of physical activity.
However
, in my opinion the best
way
to
motivate
people
to
exercise
is to provide incentives in the form of shopping vouchers and prices for achieving their ideal weight.
For instance
, the
government
of Dubai
organises
the yearly
"
30*30
event
"
, which
motivates
people
to commit at least 30 minutes daily for 30 days to perform any form of
exercise
. A mobile application is
used
to
track
the participant's activities and the time, at the
end
of the
event
participants receive their gift vouchers in their mobile application which can
be redeemed
.
Thus
, giving incentives to
people
to
exercise
is the best
way
to
motivate
people
.
In conclusion
, although viewing sports on
television
stimulates
people
, giving incentives to
people
to
exercise
is a better stimulant.
Therefore
, on balance, I
strongly
believe
that there are other better
ways
to
motivate
people
to
start
exercising other than by watching sporting
events
on
television
.