Band 7: Describe a positive change that you made in your life. You should say: What the change was When it happened How it happened Who helped you And explain why it was a positive change (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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Recently, I made a positive change in my life by waking up early and going for a run. A few months ago, I realized that I was not exercising as much as I wanted to, and I also noticed a trend on social media where people my age were really into running. That inspired me too. I told my dad about it, and he encouraged me to give it a try. He is also passionate about exercising himself and always goes for a walk in the morning, which inspired me as well. Ever since I started doing it, I have seen many positive effects on my life, both physically and mentally. I am less stressed, I sleep better, and I feel like I have much stronger muscles now. Overall, I feel really energized after my morning run, and going for a run before starting my day has helped me perform better in my other tasks as well. It has made a significant positive change in my life.

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Recently I have made a positive change in my life by waking up early and going for a run. So a few months ago I realized that I was not exercising as much as I wanted to and I also noticed a trend in social media where people my age were also really into running. So that inspired me too. I told my dad about it and he really encouraged me to give it a try. He is also really passionate about exercising himself and he always goes for a walk in the morning and that inspired me too. Ever since I started doing it I have been seeing many positive effects on my life both physically and mentally. I am less stressed, I sleep better and I also actually feel like I have much stronger muscles right now. So overall I feel really energized after my morning run and going for a run before starting my day made me to perform better on my other tasks as well and it has made a really significant positive change in my life.

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