Prompt
Many doctors recommend that older people exercise regularly, but most patients do not follow an exercise routine. Why do you think this happens? How can people be encouraged to exercise regularly?
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Write this essay in 40 minutes
Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 explains barriers (time, motivation, discomfort) and suggests solutions (flexible classes, incentives); Band 9 distinguishes between medical barriers (pain, comorbidities requiring medical clearance before exercise) and behavioral barriers (motivation, habit formation), argues that compliance requires personalized assessment and removal of actual obstacles, not just encouragement, and notes that doctors' brief recommendations lack behavior change support systems.
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