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Talk about a form of exercise you used to do but no longer do now.
 
You should say:
x
what was it and where you used to do it 
x
who you used to do it with 
x
why you stopped 
And say if you would like to restart it or not, why?
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one 
minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to 
help you if you wish.]
Model Answer 1:
Exercises are mostly done to remain physically fit. So, there are a wide number 
of exercises are found across the globe to help this purpose. Some of them 
require instruments while the others are free-hand exercises without any tools 
or instruments. 
Jogging is a good form of exercise which could be undertaken by almost all 

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ages of people. I used to jog every morning at the park located beside my 
residence in Bago in the Philippines. My spouse accompanied me in the 
beginning at the entire jogging process and I had also formed a jogging team. 
My wife was more inspired on jogging and ran by my side, and we two had 
formed a great small team indeed comparing the other team members. When 
we used to jog in the morning, we had to get up early so that we could finish 
the jogging before it is too crowded. Many of the citizens of Bago come to 
exercise at the park in morning hours and thus it becomes much crowded with 
the health conscious people. So, it was difficult for us to run among the crowd 
and thereby, we used to go about half an hour before the arrival of all the 
other people. 
Initially, my wife accompanied me with the jogging and then a team of six 
members were formed. It was filled with enjoyment for all of us. The most 
important thing was that all of us lived in the same building and it was easy for 
us to communicate with each other over the jogging in the morning. 
Sometimes I used to make phone calls to the other members or pressed the 
bells on their doors to get them prepared for the jog. It was a fun for us to go 
for the jog and come back with a sweating body. Sometimes we used to take 
breakfast in some small restaurants and the bill payment was done in rotation. 
I had to stop the jogging as I got promoted in office and the amount of 
responsibilities on me was huge. I started making late to return home in almost 
all of the nights and also made late to go to bed. So, I could not wake up early 
like the previous days. It was routine for me that I am making late in the 
morning to get up and returning home at the late night. So, the other 
teammates continued their jogging but I could not attend them. Unfortunately, 
I could not manage time even in the weekends to attend the jogging team. It 
was only my official engagement that kept me out of the exercise for a longer 
time. Moreover, I also could not give up the job until I am not getting a better 
one. So, I had to continue the job like a machine. 
But now I am planning to start the jogging again. My office has found a helping 
hand for me at the office and if the recruitment happens, I will be able to 
shoulder some responsibilities on the newly recruited individual. It will help to 
come back home early. I also have noticed that I have gained more weight than 
I had when I jogged. It happened for the physical inactivity. Besides, I could not 
also follow my regular routine and the entire lifestyle was changed to a great 
extent. If this weight gain continues, I will be so bulky that I have to order for 
new attires. The old ones will not fit on me. Further, my wife is also worried 

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about her own health. She went for jogging with me but as I stopped she also 
had to stop her own exercise. She does not prefer going alone. Thereby, I will 
start jogging shortly.