How Does Exercising Impact the Individual and Society
Find a popular (e.g. newspaper, magazine) or academic source (e.g. scholarly journal) article on exercising.
In your posting please introduce the source, summarize the article, and evaluate its trustworthiness:
Source: Title of the article, author, and newspaper or journal name.
e.g. "There's No Reason to Eat Animals" by Lindsay Rajt from The Earth Island Journal
Summary: Convey the main ideas necessary for the viewer to understand the content of your article, including the significance or conclusion
Response: (Consider one or two of the following. You do not have to answer all of the questions)
Do you find the article credible or convincing? Why or Why not. Explain your reasoning for your judgement.
What is your reaction to the proposed ideas?
How do the ideas from the article compare to your understanding of the topic?
How Does Exercising Impact the Society?
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“The Health Benefits of Working Out in a Crowd” by Brianna Steinhilber from Better by Today
Summary
The article’s main objective is to inform the public of the benefits of exercising together in a group, as reflected in the title. Studies suggest that this increases one group member’s motivation and results in a domino effect, where the other group members mimic the motivation of the single group member. Aside from this, group workout significantly improves the members’ endorphin levels, making them feel great about what they are doing, which further motivates them to do the same thing repeatedly. This also promotes competitiveness and creativity, where one group member aims to become as good as the others and allows them to diversify their workouts, resulting in a holistic health benefit. Hence, group workout creates a positive environment that benefits individuals and society (Steinhilber, 2017).
Response
Steinhilber’s (2017) explanations are convincing but relatively credible. The author discussed the advantages of a group workout without mentioning the disadvantages if there are any. The omission of disadvantages or claiming that there are none strengthens the convincing potential of the article. Aside from this, the author utilized the personal ex...