1. What do old people in your country do to stay healthy?

It is very important for people to stay healthy, especially the elderly. Often elderly people struggle to stay healthy as their body are frailer and at a higher risk of damage than a younger person^ body is. Therefore, many old people engage in sports which are specially tailored to be less physically exhausting. For example, it is very common for older people to engage in water based exercises such as swimming or water aerobics as these are less taxing on the body. However, there are some older people who are very robust and engage in similar exercises as young people. This is particularly common in rural areas where people often play competitive team sports, such as football, well into their old age. Overall, any exercise which older people are able to do is very good and important for them to stay fit and healthy.

2. How do you deal with pressure?

It is very important to find effective and healthy ways to deal with pressure in life. When one does not deal with pressure effectively this can lead to high levels of stress which is often detrimental to a person’s health. Personally, I like to deal with pressure through the use of clear and effective organisation. When I have many jobs and responsibilities to attend to, and the pressure is building up, I like to write lists of the tasks which I have to complete. The lists put all my life pressures into smaller manageable tasks which I can tackle one by one. Therefore, the pressures in my life do not feel so overwhelming and thus do not become stressful. People in the older generation often use similar techniques and are generally very good at dealing with pressure. In contrast, often young people are quite inexperienced and therefore are not very good at dealing with pressure.

3. Why do some people hate playing sports?

There are many people who hate playing sports, and this can be for a number of reasons. There are certain people who are not very athletic and therefore find playing sports to be exhausting. This is particularly true within the older generation, many of whom would much rather not participate in any sports. However, there are many young people who also hate playing sports. Young people often hate playing sports due to the competitive nature of sports in general. Many sports pitch one person against another, or one team against another. Therefore, people are judged for their skills and abilities. Many people do not enjoy being judged or compared to their peers and for this reason they hate playing sports. Finally, there are also many people who think playing sports is quite boring. We each have our own tastes and ideas about what is fun and for some people playing sports is not fun at all.