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Step 1:

Identify one form of physical activity that supports your conception of the "good life" and one form of physical activity that does not support their conception of the "good life." For both forms of physical activity (the good and the bad), you should develop one argument using philosophical reasoning, examples, or empirical evidence that supports your claim for the form of physical activity.

Physical activity that supports living the good life:

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Physical activity that DOES NOT support living the good life:

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Step 2:

We know that physical activity such as mountain climbing, surfing, skiing, and many other sports and recreation continues can play a vital role in promoting peoples' sense of wellbeing and their health. We also know that such activities present risks-risks of injury, risk of embarrassment, risk of failure, and even risk of death. Such risks may diminish our health and our wellbeing. Provide a deductive argument using the textbook (314-318/Section: Lifestyle sports to end of Meaning in Movement) discussion of risk taking (directly citing in at least one premise) reading to either defend risk-taking activities as they relate to health and wellbeing or an argument that concludes such activities should be prohibited.

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Step 3

Are sky divers living the good life? No doubt they are courageous and have amazing experiences, but they are also risking death. Using arguments derived from course readings, as well as outside empirical research, present a three paragraph analysis (#1 Introduction/thesis, #2 argument/evidence, and #3 counterargument/response) that takes a position on the question, "Are sky divers the ideal model for living the good life"?