Extra facilities link to jump in fitness levels
By Gu Xianhui and Qian Tong |
April 30, 2012, Monday
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THE overall fitness index for residents in Jiading District was 99.4 percent in 2010, 4.7 percentage points higher than the Shanghai average. The result is closely related to the district building more sports facilities and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
In recent years, Jiading has set up 22 township-level public sports fields, 12 exercise centers and 464 exercise stations. In addition, exercise stations have been set up in 142 villages, thus making it easier for residents to find exercise equipment in their neighborhoods. In addition, seven walking routes for residents have been built in parks or greenery areas in Jiading. The 350-meter plastic ring-shaped runway in the greenery area at the intersection of Cangchang Road and Rushui Road is most welcomed by the residents nearby.
A gymnasium with an annual card costing as little as 1 yuan (16 US cents) a day has opened at Xincheng Road Sub-district. The gymnasium is nearly 300 square meters and features nearly 30 fitness machines including treadmills, bicycles and all types of training equipment. The gymnasium has seven functional areas, including a playground for kids. Outside the gymnasium, residents can dance, play basketball or use outdoor fitness equipment on an 800-square-meter plaza. Since its test run on December 20, the gymnasium has attracted nearly 400 members.
Residents now join group exercises in Jiading, including a long-distance run in winter, swimming in spring and a dragon boat race in June.
"I usually sit in front of a computer the whole day at work, and hardly had any chance to exercise," said one resident. "Last year I went to a sports event in the district with some colleagues and was immediately impressed by how fun it is."
More than 6,000 employees from 259 companies joined the 1st Enterprise Sports Meet in Jiading District last year.
In the past three years, 94 sporting events at district level have been held. Training programs at the township level have been held 409 times.
Striving for breakthroughs in management, Jiading has employed nearly 2,000 community sports instructors to teach techniques, manage public sports facilities and organize sports events for residents. Currently a team of public exercise volunteers is being set up in order to make them more professional.
In recent years, Jiading has set up 22 township-level public sports fields, 12 exercise centers and 464 exercise stations. In addition, exercise stations have been set up in 142 villages, thus making it easier for residents to find exercise equipment in their neighborhoods. In addition, seven walking routes for residents have been built in parks or greenery areas in Jiading. The 350-meter plastic ring-shaped runway in the greenery area at the intersection of Cangchang Road and Rushui Road is most welcomed by the residents nearby.
A gymnasium with an annual card costing as little as 1 yuan (16 US cents) a day has opened at Xincheng Road Sub-district. The gymnasium is nearly 300 square meters and features nearly 30 fitness machines including treadmills, bicycles and all types of training equipment. The gymnasium has seven functional areas, including a playground for kids. Outside the gymnasium, residents can dance, play basketball or use outdoor fitness equipment on an 800-square-meter plaza. Since its test run on December 20, the gymnasium has attracted nearly 400 members.
Residents now join group exercises in Jiading, including a long-distance run in winter, swimming in spring and a dragon boat race in June.
"I usually sit in front of a computer the whole day at work, and hardly had any chance to exercise," said one resident. "Last year I went to a sports event in the district with some colleagues and was immediately impressed by how fun it is."
More than 6,000 employees from 259 companies joined the 1st Enterprise Sports Meet in Jiading District last year.
In the past three years, 94 sporting events at district level have been held. Training programs at the township level have been held 409 times.
Striving for breakthroughs in management, Jiading has employed nearly 2,000 community sports instructors to teach techniques, manage public sports facilities and organize sports events for residents. Currently a team of public exercise volunteers is being set up in order to make them more professional.
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