| It is inevitable that population aging has become an issue all over the world,and some social problems of the elderly have thereby gradually appeared.However,everything is two-sided.There have been great demands for sports for the elderly in spite of necessities for solving health problems of the aged.As a result,the development of Chinese sports undertakings has been actively promoted.China has a vast territory,where the development of sports and fitness activities differ among different areas owing to their distinct cultures,economy and nature.Inhabited by multiple ethnic groups,Chengde has many traditional ethic sports suitable for the elderly.In this city,people have superior consciousness and international outlooks with the impacts of their surroundings as their city is adjacent to developed cities such as Beijing and Tianjin.Nevertheless,the economy is underdeveloped in Chengde,where there are four seasons,and it is extremely cold in winter.Impacted by various factors,the sports and fitness activities are also quite unique in this city,so they are worth further exploration.In this paper,Chengde community sports and fitness activities for the elderly are examined.60 and older elderly people of Chengde are investigated as respondents.Subsequently,a survey is performed on old people,their sports and fitness activities in communities under the jurisdiction of the main downtown area(i.e.Shuangqiao District)and a neighboring suburb(i.e.Shuangluan District)by literature study,expert interview,field observation,questionnaire survey,statistical analysis and logical analysis,in hope of figuring out features and development tendencies of sports and fitness activities for the elderly in Chengde while putting forward pertinent suggestions for the deficiencies.In this survey,which indicates that Chengde municipal government attaches great importance to citizens' sporting life.In Chengde,people who take part in sports and fitness activities are mostly young elderly people who are younger.More old women participate in these activities than men.In addition,their participation is greatly impacted by their educational attainment and income.In Chengde,old people are not quite aware of sports and fitness,because they lack professional understanding of them.Thus,they are mostly motivated to take part in these activities to improve their physical health,ward off or preventdiseases and regulate their emotions.Most of them take part in sports and fitness activities in the morning in parks or plazas.Walking,brisk walking and square dancing are chosen most frequently by them.A majority of them do exercises alone,and the elderly people who have taken part in these activities for more than 5 years do fixed fitness exercises or join certain social sports communities.Because of their outmoded ideas about conception,their consumptions are mostly physical.The elderly people of this city are not highly motivated to participate in sports and fitness activities that they are severely influenced by their laziness.Additionally,there is a lack of projects for the masses,venues,facilities and social sports instructors.The organization of sports and fitness activities for the elderly is inadequate.As a consequence,the development of sports for rural old people is extremely backward in Chengde.To strengthen the fitness of the community,to improve the level of guidance;to expand the sports community,to improve the community's awareness of sports fitness,to strengthen the community fitness function,to create unlimited possibilities under the limited resources;to optimize the social sports instructor team,The role of groups to play the role of the organization of sports associations;further popularization of the elderly for the traditional national sports;correctly guide the elderly sports consumption concept;government departments,the elderly sports associations,social enterprises together. |
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