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If you’ve ever thought sitting around and playing theSims 4all day meant you couldn’t be active, then guess again! Now you’re able to live the active lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of living! Well, not you, but your Sims can, anyway. Dedicate your career to being the biggest, baddest athlete out there with the Sims 4 Athlete Career.
As a career Athlete, your Sim can finally turn their Fitness Skill into a steady flow of Simoleons. Sims who choose the Athlete Career can decide to hone their skills and become a world-renowned Bodybuilder or a Pro Athlete. What’s even better, the Bodybuilder Career is also one of themost lucrative careers in the Sims 4.
How To Start The Athlete Career
So your Sim wants to become a famous athlete. Now what? The first step is easy! Have your Sim enter their phone menu andchoose the business tab(briefcase).
From here, you will have access to the career menu where your Sim can peruse the options and pick the career they want.Choose the Athlete Career optionfrom the menu and your Sim is already well on their way to making their sporty dreams come true.
To help you progress through the ranks of the Athlete Career more quickly, it’s also to your benefit tohave your Sim work out as much as possibleto build their Fitness Skill. Your Sim’s Fitness Skill is directly tied to their progression as an Athlete, so the sooner you are able to level your skill, the faster you may fly up the ranks from rookie to pro.
Athlete Career Requirements
Luckily, sinceFitness is a skill that your Sims can practice from just about anywhere, there aren’t any real pre-requisites to meet before starting your career as an Athlete. However, there are a few things you can do to help give your Sim the best opportunities possible on their journey.
Get A Home Gym
It’s best to make sure that your Athlete Sim hasaccess to a gym or gym equipment. Gym equipment is a great way to improve your Sim’s Fitness Skill, and creating a home gym can help maximize your Sim’s opportunities to build their Fitness Skill from home.
Use Skill Resources
Additionally, you can buy andread Fitness Skill books or attend a Fitness Skills class. You canorder skill books from your Sim’s phone, computer, or bookshelf, and you can attend Skills Classes by choosing the’Sit In On Skill Class’option in the ‘Business’ tab of your Sim’s cell phone.
Skills classes cost250 Simoleonseach and can be attended on any day, as long as youstart the class during regular work hours. You can sit in on as many skills classes as you want in one day so long as it is within the regular workday window.
Exercise
There are also a number of actions your Sim can take at home to raise their fitness skill. Having your Simsgo for a jog, juggle a soccer ball, exercise on the floor, or take their pets on a walkcan all raise Fitness Skill. Swimming is another great way to increase your athletic prowess. It might just be time to give your Sim that pool they keep dreaming about. (You don’t even have to give them a ladder in this game!)
Go To School
If you have theDiscover Universitypack installed, your Sim can alsopursue a degree in Biologybefore becoming an athlete. Having a degree in Biology will give you a jumpstart on level advancement and a pay increase when you start your career.
Improve Your Charisma
The last big thing to consider when helping your Sim on the road to athletic success is thatboth the Bodybuilder and Pro Athlete branchesof the Athlete career require you tolevel your Sim’sCharisma Skill.It’s not enough to be the strongest, you have to be likable, too.
The Energetic Lifestyle
Lifestyles are traits that your Sims unlock by performing actions that fit certain categorized activities, and theygive your Sims additional actions, performance upgrades, and quirks. TheEnergetic Lifestyle traitwill give Sims a boost when performing in high-energy careers like the Athlete Career. It will alsoimprove your Sim’s moodwhen performing high-energy activities like exercising.
Get Energized!
When Sims have theEnergized moodlet, their performance increases when doing active things like exercising. Lot traits likeSunny Aspect and Bracing Breezes,and CAS traits likeActivealso improve Sims' energy and help them level up their Fitness Skill a little quicker.
If you plan to have your Sim level their Fitness Skill by jogging around their neighborhood, it’s a good idea to give them theOutdoorsy traitas well. An outdoorsy Sim will gain better moodlets when exercising outdoors.
Athlete Career Levels
Just like any other career your Sim can enrol in, the Athlete Career has ten levels. Your Sim will be able to choose a career branch for themselves at level five, at which they can choosebetween Bodybuilder and Pro Athlete.
Promotion Task and Daily Task
1
$17/hr
2
$20/hr
3
$64/hr
4
$42/hr
Body Builder Career Branch Levels
Once your Sim has reached level five, they can choose theBody Builder Career Branch. This branch rakes in a pretty hefty payday once you reach level ten, bagging your Sims3,000 Simoleons a day. If you’re aiming to make your Sim the richest on the block, the Body Building branch is a great way to achieve that goal - and look good doing it!
5
$51/hr
6
$62/hr
7
$93/hr
8
$163/hr
9
$306/hr
10
$550/hr
Pro Athlete Career Branch Levels
If your Sim isn’t looking to beef up to Bodybuilder level but still wants to achieve sports stardom, the Pro Athlete Career is the right choice for them. ThePro-Athlete Career Branchisn’t quite as lucrative as the Body Building Career, but hey, who doesn’t love an Underdog story?
$66/hr
$86/hr
$130/hr
$242/hr
$333/hr
