Question

If you're a fitness walker, there is no need for a commute to a health club. Your neighborhood can be your health club. You don't need a lot of fancy equipment to get a good workout either. All you need is a well-designed pair of athletic shoes.
This paragraph best supports the statement that

• A. fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting.
• B. a membership in a health club is a poor investment.
• C. walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors.
• D. fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.
• E. poorly designed athletic shoes can cause major foot injuries

Answer 1

The correct option is D fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.

By stating that fitness walking does not require a commute to a health club, the author stresses the convenience of this form of exercise. The paragraph also states that fitness walking will result in a good workout. Choice a is incorrect because no comparison to weight lifting is made. Choice b may seem like a logical answer, but the paragraph only refers to people who are fitness walkers, so far others, a health club might be a good investment, Choice c is not in the passage. Although choice e seems logical, the paragraph does not indicate that the wrong shoes will produce major injuries.