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Seven days without exercise makes one ‘weak’
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Written by Amanda Nava
People often relate exercise to toned muscles, but the fit physique is just the visible advantage of regular exercise.
Junior Michaela Utigard said that regular exercise makes her feel happy due to the endorphins, a hormone, that are produced when she works out. She’s also noticed that when she doesn’t exercise she becomes extremely lethargic.
P.E. is a class where students have one period to exercise. Students can use P.E. as a release of tensions and pent-up energy from quietly sitting in a classroom all day.
When entering junior year of high school, students are no longer required to take P.E.
Junior Rachel Das said, “I miss P.E. because it’s a class where you can let all of your excess energy out.”
Few juniors and seniors pick P.E. as an elective, but that doesn’t mean that they lose their source of exercise. Lots of students still exercise and play sports, either for school or for recreation.
Sophomore Erin Swardenski is on the water polo team. She believes that team sports helps students keep fit while giving the athlete the experience of working hard as a team and having fun at the same time
With all of the benefits of exercising why people don’t do it? Exercise can be as intense as Swardenski’s water polo work outs to simply walking instead of driving all the time. With minor lifestyle adjustments you will start feeling healthy and happy.
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