For the similar skill in The Sims 3, see Athletic (skill).

Body is a skill in both The Sims and The Sims 2.

The Body skill determines the Sim's physical prowess and is useful in some jobs that require a Sim to be strong.

The animations for many activities change as a Sim's Body skill increases.

Benefits Edit

• Advancement in careers such as the athletic, military or law enforcement tracks.
• Increases a Sim's chances of winning a fight, staying on the snowboarding half pipe ^[TS:V], mechanical bull ^[TS:HP] or ElectroDance Sphere ^[TS2:N] without falling, and earning points in games found in many vacation spots.^[TS:V]
• When a teen gains at least eight Body points, he or she is able to gain the Hogan Scholarship for Athletics.^[TS2:U]
• May increase a pregnant Sim's ability to keep from throwing up.^[TS2]

Ways to increase the Body skill Edit

• Swimming (In The Sims the blue bar does not appear to indicate they are gaining Body points, but they actually are.)
• Gym equipment: includes the treadmill and all the work benches. Using gym equipment decreases Hygiene and Energy quickly. Teens, adults and elders can use this equipment.
• Riding the Mechanical Bull.^[TS:HP]
• Working out in front of a TV or stereo.^[TS2][TS3]
• Do yoga: has less effect on Hygiene and Energy.^[TS2]
• Use the obstacle course or the punching bag, which are the career rewards for the military and athletic careers.^[TS2]
• Riding the ElectroDance Sphere.^[TS2:NL]
• Bowling.^[TS2:NL]
• Study Body from the Books First for Learning bookshelf, which is the career reward for the education career.^[TS2:S]
• Use the Deluxe Log Rolling Pit, which also increases Fun.^[TS2:BV]
• Using the ballet barre.^[TS2:FT]
• Doing mastered Tai Chi.^[TS2:BV]
• Jogging.^{[TS2:FT][TS3]}
• Jumping rope.

Body and childrenEdit

This section describes features that are only available in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.

Most ways of building Body skill can only be done by teens, adults and elders, but there are some ways kids can increase their Body skill.

• Kids can be given lessons on career rewards that build Body skill, and may be able to use those items themselves.^[TS2]
• Kids can use the Books First for Learning bookshelf.^[TS2:S]
• Kids may be able to work out in front of a stereo. (This may depend on which expansion packs are installed.)
• If a family has a pool, kids may be able to gain body skill by swimming. (This may depend on which expansion packs are installed.)
• Bowling^[TS2:NL]
• Using the ballet barre.^[TS2:FT]
• Jumping rope^[TS2:AL]
• Playground equipment^[TS2:AL]

At first, it was believed that toddlers could gain Body skill from singing the Nursery Rhyme^[TS2:FT] after learning it. However, this was due to a glitch which caused the wrong pop-up message to appear when a skill point was gained. This was corrected in the FreeTime patch, though it does not appear in the patch notes.

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