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I will be going into the effects physical activity has on a person who engages in them and some negatives produced by not participating. This article specifically talks about some effects the physical activity can make on the person both cognitive and mood wise. “Staying active improves mental and cognitive health – which leads to better work performance. Exercise has been shown to slow and reduce the process of cognitive decline by promoting brain cell growth and repair.” (Kohll Para 5) This is a great impact to a person not just in the workplace but in life. If they start losing mental prowess then they start to become less effective in the workplace, yes. Though they also start to show declines and health, this could possibly lead to an early onset of Alzheimer’s. By just staying active and doing small things to stay active you improve your overall mental ability which only helps one in the long and short term. Now in terms of mood the article states, “exercise promotes feelings of well-being and happiness by producing the feel-good chemicals serotonin, dopamine and endorphins.” (Kohll Para 6) Improving mood effects not just the one person, it affects everyone around that person, if someone is gloomy or crotchety, that wouldn’t help workplace situations, it would only make them worse and that one person would slow productivity. If the person is happier, that person would be more involved and actually produce positives in the workplace. This study goes more into the negative effects of not being physically inactive workplace, “The total reported time spent sitting per day (across all domains) was almost 6 h less among the mothers than the workers (P<0.001), and compared with the mothers, a significantly greater proportion of the workers was classified as overweight or obese.” (Brown Para 3) These results show big negatives as being overweight or obese leads to certain predispositions to diseases, discussed earlier. These are also serious things, as this could also affect an employee’s mood if they think negatively about themselves and the weight. It only serves as a benefit to letting people in