Game Help:Sims 3 Skills/Athletic

Athletic
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Type:	Physical
Age Range:	Teen+
Species:	Human
Expansion:	Base Game

Skill

The Athletic skill charts the physical prowess and stamina of a sim. Sims can improve their Athletic skill in a wide range of ways, including using numerous objects and participating in numerous activities. These include using the benchpress machine, the treadmill, working out with a TV or stereo, jogging (after reaching Athletic Skill level 1), tossing the football or baseball, and swimming. You can attend an Athletic Skill class at the Stadium, or exercise at the Gym or a community pool, if you do not have enough money for exercise equipment at your sim's home. With World Adventures, sims also improve Athletic skill by clearing piles of rubble in tombs or by practicing the Martial Arts skill.

Athletic skill and weight are not tied to one another. Sims can be overweight and still have high Athletic skill level (if they over-eat or do not exercise for a long time). Children can modify their weight by working out with a stereo or TV, or swimming, but cannot gain Athletic Skill points. Sims with the Athletic personality trait will gain Athletic skill levels faster than those who do not. Generally, with a few exceptions, sims will get the Fatigued moodlet from prolonged exercise. This moodlet blocks further Athletic activities for its duration. Exercise with the TV or stereo can be performed as either cardio or strength workouts. Cardio workouts (which also include jogging and swimming) will help your sim lose weight. Strength workouts will improve their muscle tone.

Athletic skill is valuable for those in the Criminal, Law Enforcement, Military and Professional Sports career tracks.

Sims with high Athletic skill have less chance of vomiting on the ElectroDance Sphere from Showtime. When two sims pillow fight the bigger the difference in Athletic skill, the higher the chance the more skilled sim will wallop the less skilled sim.

Skill Levels

Level	Abilities
1	Can jog from place to place. Can use Don't Break a Sweat exercise tone.
3	Gain the Pumped moodlet after x hours training. Can use Good Pacing exercise tone.
5	Faster running when using Go Here interaction. Can use Push Self exercise tone.
6	Can train other sims to raise their Athletic skill.
7	Can use Quick Burst exercise tone. Will wear a cowboy uniform when riding Mechanical Bull from Showtime.

Exercise Tones

The various tones that are available are as follows:

Level	Name	Effect
1	Don't Break a Sweat	Hygiene motive does not deplete so quickly.
3	Good Pacing	Sims can work out for longer without getting the Fatigued moodlet.
5	Push Self	Allows the sim to work out longer, but with more "sore" moodlets.
7	Quick Burst	Sim works out much faster, but with increased motive depletion.

Cardio or Strength?

Activity	Type	EP
Baseball		BG
Board Breaker	Strength	WA
Break Down Door (Firefighter profession)		AMB
Chin Up Bar	Strength	SHT
Clear Rubble (Firefighter profession)		AMB
Climb Fireman's Pole		AMB
Cursed Sarcophagus of the Kings		WA
Dive Well		WA
ElectroDance Sphere		SHT
Fighting		BG
Foot-and-hand Ball		BG
Golf Driving Range	Neither	SHT
Jog	Cardio	WA
Mechanical Bull	Neither	SHT
Practice Illicit Activities (Criminal career)		BG
Pushable Statue		WA
Rock Climbing Wall	Neither	EA Store
Rotating Door		WA
Rubble Pile		WA
Sparring		WA
Stereo	Either	BG
Swimming	Neither	BG
Training Dummy		WA
Trampoline	Neither	AMB
Treadmill	Cardio	BG
TV	Either	BG
Use Workout Facility (Law Enforcement career)		BG
Weight Machine	Strength	BG
Work Out in Gym (Profession Sports career)		BG

Moodlets

(Pumped multiplier for skill gain = 1.2) (Pumped multiplier for body change = 1.25)