Persuasive Essay About Working Out

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A lot of people can call me insane, but I love working out; I also love nutrition—most of the time, anyway. I realize I don’t naturally look like the typical fit, ripped, slim person; however, I don’t think fitness and health are all about the outer appearance. Of course, looking healthy is a major component in ones’ overall wellbeing, more so mentally, but being healthy and fit doubtlessly is also about the mind, the external body, and the internal body. Since I was a child, I have struggled with my weight. I went through my childhood being a quite chubby kid and intermittently teased for it. Most of the time, I didn’t necessarily take the comments to heart, but once in a while, they’d get to me. I always felt that sometimes they …show more content…

As I said previously, I love working out. Do I work out consistently every day? No, of course, I don’t. But I try to keep myself active as much as possible and put in several hours a week to keep myself healthy. I think working out actually causes plenty of positive effects in my life besides just my outer appearance. To me, exercising is sometimes a way of escaping. After having a long day, getting home, and breaking out a ridiculous sweat working out, can be one of the greatest feelings ever. Additionally, it makes me feel like I have actually accomplished something during the day, even when I haven’t. Not only that, it also helps with being upset because it takes my mind off of whatever I am unhappy about. It also is certainly a great way to deal with anger. Some people punch walls when they’re mad, I punch a punching bag. Besides just that, it also helps me sleep better at night. Just like reading a book before bed helps some people sleep, working out helps me. In conclusion, regardless of the fact I invariably am called a lunatic for enjoying working out, I simply love the feeling of accomplishing an intense workout and knowing I can continue to push myself to become stronger, to become faster, and to improve my health in as many

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