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Why just walk when you can speed walk?

Over 42 percent Shanghai citizens exercise regularly, with speed walking and running top the list of most popular activities.

A survey by the sports bureau showed that 42.7 percent of all citizens took part in sports or physical exercise regularly (at least three times a week for half an hour each time) in 2017, but only a quarter of those aged between 19 and 29 take regular exercise.

The survey showed that speed walking and running were the most popular ways of keeping fit, followed by cycling, badminton, swimming, gym, dancing and football.

With new venues and facilities, the average space for sports increased to 1.96 square meters per capita from 1.83 in 2016, though Shanghai is still far behind places like Beijing (2.25) and provinces like Jiangsu and Guangdong.

There are over 470 public ball game courts and 630 walking and running tracks around the city, as well as 35 public swimming pools and 167 gyms.




 

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