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What if just by sitting on your couch, for a couple hours a day you could live a longer, healthier life apposed to a person that goes to the gym regularly? Would you believe me? Would you think I was just talking jive talk or would you ask how this is humanly possible? Well it is as simple as sitting in your own house, on your own couch, and watching the old Movie box. That’s right I’m talking about the Television. It only works with the right selective programming though. Actually people live better off watching television rather then exercise.

Many people in this country are not privileged enough to have a 24-hour fitness at hand or some kind of aerobic gym at hand. So it seems like they spend thousands of dollars on equipment or worse, they go out on the streets and run. Everybody has seen at least one of those old dudes in super tiny shorts running their senior citizen lungs to the extreme. Well there was a very sad incident just last week where a lady had died from one of her daily jogs. “She left the house at around 6 o’clock in the mourning just like every other mourning. Witnesses said that she was rounding the corner of E. Jack London Street and Quail Lakes Boulevard. A drunk driver that had not made home yet and that still had the illegal

Intoxication amount was barely even conscience when he sandwiched her between his car and a jack in the box sign.” Salvador (B4) This article speaks for itself.

Have you ever tried to sign up for a gym membership? Don’t they charge and arm and a leg? It ridiculous. Then if you do get the membership how often to you make it out there to make it worth their price. Basically it’s a hassle. That’s why you could just stay at your house and break a mental sweat. Discovery Channel has many educational shows to offer guaranteed to increase your IQ weekly. (7)

Yeah I know some people don’t have cable. But think of it this way. How many people have cable compared to how many people have gym memberships. Instead of a healthier nation we are starting to get a smarter nation.

It seems that a lot of heart attacks could have been prevented or avoided because of people doing things they weren’t supposed to.

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