... bike, roller blade, jog, or walk. Last summer the Chicago park district just finished building an outdoor gym for people to exercise right next to the beach, which attracts a bigger crowd. There are also volleyball courts and volleyball leagues for people who know how to play and people who are just beginners. Ten years ago you can look at this beach and walk away from it. This ... beach was so dirty and abandoned so people wouldn't take care of it, it was grouse. Now is the best place to go in the summer for outdoor ... recreational activities or to relax and relieve ... ...

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... I was the girl who always got picked last for teams. I was the girl who was always the last to finish laps. I was the girl who hardly tried to hit the ball during volleyball. One particular agonizing day my freshman year of high school, we were playing badminton. The class was split into ... the most immature boys in the class; the boys who thought they were good at everything. These were the boys whose purposes in life were to show off. They were the boys who thought they could impress the pretty, popular girls with their athletic ability. It was a wonder they ... shy to stick up for t...

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... during dodge ball. I was the guy who always got picked last for teams. I was the guy who was always the last to finish running laps at the beginning of class. I was the guy who hardly tried to hit the ball during volleyball. One particular sixth grade day, we were playing badminton in gym. The class was split into four groups. There were four ... of, although I was always too shy to stick up for them. The class was signaled to start playing. I sat with my back to the bleachers watching everybody play. I noticed that no one in the class could play very well, not even the tough guys in my...

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... during dodge ball. I was the guy who always got picked last for teams. I was the guy who was always the last to finish running laps at the beginning of class. I was the guy who hardly tried to hit the ball during volleyball. One particular sixth grade day, we were playing badminton in gym. The class was split into four groups. There were four ... of, although I was always too shy to stick up for them. The class was signaled to start playing. I sat with my back to the bleachers watching everybody play. I noticed that no one in the class could play very well, not even the tough guys in my...

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• Grade Level: High School

... acknowledge that including friends in exercise active is great way to make exercise fun and exciting. If exercise is done on a regular basis among a group of friends strong relationships can be built between friends and strangers. Finally, Americans should know that a result of exercise can be an improvement in their ability to play sports. If Americans exercise on a regular basis they will ... shape and their ability to play sports will increase. Playing sports can become a huge source of meeting new people and socializing. There could be hundreds of people at a local park playing a w...

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