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Persuasive Speech- Wonders of Walking.
Introduction
Let's not kid ourselves, we lead an easy life: automatic washing machines, automatic doors, smart
T.V. remote controls, electric screwdrivers, bread machines, electric pencil sharpeners, etc., etc. etc.
We live in a timesaving, energy-saving, convenient society that was once seem impossible in the
past. It's a wonderful life. Or is it? While today's luxuries have been welcomed by the society, they
have also been accused of turning us into passive, lethargic couch potatoes. As a reformed couch
potato myself, I know how easy it can be to slip into an inactive and seemingly easy lifestyle. I also
know how sluggish and apathetic such a lifestyle can make me feel. Today I want to urge you to
move off that couch and get your body moving. I want to persuade you to start enjoying the art of
walking.
Body
Need
I. Malaysian leads a sedentary lifestyle at the expense of their health

 Adults watch between 5 to 7 hours of TV a day
 This means that we spend approximately 29% of our day infront of the TV
 Ironically, it is also reported that we don’t really like many of the shows we watch.
II. An article in the March 1994 issue of Walking reports that there is evidence that our
sedentary lifestyle is bad for our mental and emotional state of mind.
 Studies today indicate that people are experiencing higher bouts of depression than
in the 18th and 19th century when work and life was considered more difficult.
 The study also shows that more than 29% of Malaysian suffer some form of
depression or anxiety.
III. Our eating habits, combined with unhealthy lifestyle is one of the key factors making
Malaysia to have the highest prevalence of obesity among adults in Southeast Asia.
 Dr Norliza Ahmad said the factors contributing to obesity can be classified into four
categories, namely food, physical activity, environment, and genetics. Other
contributing factors include diseases, stress, and medicines.
 While modifying our diet can certainly help us decrease our risk for heart disease,
studies have indicated that people who don't exercise are at an even greater risk for
heart disease.
Satisfaction
IV. Fortunately, there is a simple, effective exercise that we can all do.
 This exercise is walking.
 Walking for 20 minutes at a moderate pace 3 - 4 times a week is good for our
physical and mental health.
 Walking is an inexpensive form of exercise that requires no training which means
that everyone big or small can do this type of exercise.
V. Regular walking can reduce our risk for heart disease.
 Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have shown walking to have various health
benefits including positive effects on fitness, fatness and resting blood pressure,
blood pressure control, weight loss, depression and cardiovascular disease risk
prevention.
 Walking enhances an enzyme that removes triglycerides (blood fats) from our
bloodstream.
Visualization
III. We can visualize the benefits of walking by contrasting the lifestyle choices we have.
A. We can take shortcuts in life and cut our life short.
1. Find the closest parking space from the entrance in any store we go.
2. Drive to the local convenient store that is less than 5 mins from your house.
3. Riding the bus to take you to a building across campus.
4. Telephone the friend in your neighbourhood to chat.
B. Or we can choose to lessen our risk for heart disease and improve our mental health by
making an effort to walk.
1. "Walking will enable you to stumble onto natural little wonders that otherwise go
unnoticed."
2. To quote the famous philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, “All truly great things are conceived
by walking.” Some say he wrote The Wanderer and His Shadow entirely while walking,
sometimes up to 8 hours per day
3. Ludwig van Beethoven was equally obsessed with walking, often walking 3 or 4 hours in
the afternoon, regardless of the weather. He would take a notebook along with him. His
Symphony No. 6 was composed during these long walks through the woods of Vienna.
Conclusion
In closing, I urge you to start walking more. A simple, easy activity but yet many of us took it
forgranted. Park at the back of parking lots and walk. Walk, don't drive, to your local convenient
store. Walk past the bus stop and let your two feet carry you across campus. Take 20 minutes and
enjoy a walk around the park. Don’t be too dependent on technology-- for your heart's sake.

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Persuasive Speech- Wonders of Walking.

I. Malaysian leads a sedentary lifestyle at the expense of their health

A. We can take shortcuts in life and cut our life short.

3. Riding the bus to take you to a building across campus.

4. Telephone the friend in your neighbourhood to chat.

making an effort to walk.

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