A brief analysis of fitness activities for the elderly in China
Abstract: global aging is a relatively serious problem, in the face of increasingly serious social population aging problem, how to enhance the health of the elderly, improve the quality of life of the elderly, is an important strategy to relieve social pressure. This paper analyzes the factors affecting the exercise of the elderly and their exercise awareness to summarize the problems encountered in the exercise of the elderly in order to provide theoretical help for the elderly scientific fitness.
Key words: elderly health sports
1 research methods and objects
1.1 research methods
1.1.1 logical analysis
Through the analysis and collation of the retrieved literature by induction and statistics, the author finds out the problems and puts forward his own Suggestions.
1.1.2 literature method
By consulting the relevant data on the health of the elderly in China, the article is classified and compared to provide theoretical basis for this subject.
1.2 research object
This paper takes the physical fitness of the elderly in China as the research object.
2. Discussion and analysis
2.1 analysis of current situation
At present, as China gradually changes from a weak country in sports to a strong country in sports, from a small country in sports to a big country in sports, people’s awareness of fitness is becoming stronger and stronger under the promotion of national fitness. But mainly spontaneous still is our country old people engaged in sports exercise, exercise time is given priority to with sooner or later, but most of the old form in a fixed time to exercise habits, fitness project colorful but more is given priority to with smaller entertaining larger strength, but the lack of professional fitness instructor and lack of unified and effective management of organization.
2.2 the importance of physical fitness for the elderly
From the social perspective, the elderly are a group that cannot be ignored in the society. In the "13th five-year plan" of sports development promulgated by the general administration of sport of China in 2016 and the national fitness plan promulgated by the state council in 2016, it is clearly pointed out that the sports activities of the elderly must be paid close attention to. We should provide corresponding support for the elderly to carry out a wide range of physical exercise activities and provide scientific guidance for the elderly to keep fit. We will improve the construction of a livable environment for the elderly, further plan and build public health and sports facilities, promote the functional connection between social old-age service facilities and community sports facilities, support and encourage communities to make use of relevant funds and public service facilities, and organize sports and fitness activities for the elderly.
2.1.1 the elderly need to be healthy for the society
Our country at present the main feed mainly on family pension mode, with an increasing number of empty-nesters, to carry out the elderly fitness not only can increase the communication among the elderly, to ease the discomfort, eliminate the psychological loneliness, we can also through the development of the elderly sports industry and promote the development of the sports industry, sports industry adjustment of industrial structure, improve the social employment rate promote social stability, so as to improve the national happiness.
2.1.2 it is necessary for individuals to engage in fitness
The elderly, as a special group, have plenty of time to participate in physical fitness. The purpose and task of physical fitness is to meet the requirements of the society and the fitness needs of the elderly to the greatest extent and develop their physical health so that they can develop sports knowledge, acquire sports skills and improve their health. The elderly can also use physical exercise to enhance physical fitness, delay physical aging to enhance physical immunity, promote mental health.
2.3 existing problems
2.3.1 the elderly fitness education level is low while the young and middle-aged professional sports sports fitness industry has entered the new century national fitness overall development of the overall development, gradually developed a lot of achievements, but should be practical and realistic to see at present, the development of the elderly sports fitness industry in our country also is not very balanced, eastern good development of the western region development is weak, good urban development and rural development is weak, some urgent problems still exist.
2.3.2 unbalanced urban-rural development
The economic base determines the superstructure, and the development of sports and fitness needs to be based on the economy. But now because our country economic development imbalance, per capita income gap enlargement, coastal areas and urban economic development speed is much higher than the Midwest in remote areas and rural areas, the city’s sports public service system and fitness field is better than that of rural areas, cities at the same time the elderly and the rural elderly income have obvious difference, therefore, differences between people’s minds, urban old people willing to pay more attention to sports, while the rural elderly sports and fitness awareness is relatively weak.
2.3.3 insufficient investment in sports and fitness funds and insufficient fitness venues
At present, there are three main channels for the current expenditure of the elderly in China: government financial input; Collection of old-age security funds from social units; Welfare lottery welfare fund. The lack of investment in sports for the elderly by the state, coupled with the narrow source of sports funds for the elderly, seriously restricts the development of physical health of the elderly in China. Government investment is the main source of sports and fitness funds in China. With the reform of economic and political system and the large-scale expansion of physical education, China’s sports funds cannot meet the growing needs of the elderly for fitness.
3. Principles of fitness for the elderly
3. 1. Choose sports reasonably and exercise regularly
3. 1. 1. Make exercise plans scientifically
First, take an active part in sports. It was found that the mitochondrial activity and quality of the elderly who were active in physical activity were significantly better than that of the elderly who were not active in physical activity. Exercise improves the blood supply to the heart, thereby reducing blood pressure and lipids, preventing or delaying hypertension, coronary heart disease and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Second, exercise regularly. Elderly people insist on regular exercise can prolong life, the body is flexible, can improve the body metabolism function and muscle, joint function, nervous system function.
3. 1. 2 choose the right exercise program
With the growth of the age, the elderly coordination, flexibility and other functions gradually decline, so the elderly fitness according to their own age, health status, hobbies, and so on to choose the right exercise. According to the physiological characteristics of the elderly, the elderly for endurance events such as: walking, jogging, cycling, swimming slowly, setting-up exercise in the elderly, a goal kick, and the tai chi in China traditional sports project, program, qigong, etc., at the same time, a moderate amount of weight training to prevent osteoporosis, muscle atrophy, maintain the normal function of each organ all can
Play a positive role.
3. 2. Reasonably arrange the exercise load
3. 2. 1. Arrange the amount of exercise and exercise intensity gradually.
The arrangement of exercise load should be gradual and orderly. Physical exercise is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change, and it is not a short-term effect. First of all, the appropriate amount of exercise after exercise will feel energetic, very interested in exercise, good sleep, good appetite. In particular, the physical decline of the elderly, exercise should start with a small amount of exercise, from small to large. Secondly, the physical conditions of the elderly, such as physical fatigue, self-physiological feelings and some physiological indicators, such as heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, lung capacity, etc.
3. 2. 2. Keep doing sports.
The regular physical exercise is to improve and ensure the exercise effect, physical exercise to the body to stimulate, every stimulation has a certain trace of action, continuous stimulation will produce the accumulation of traces. This kind of accumulation makes organism structure and function produce new adapt, constitution can be strengthened ceaselessly, accordingly, physical exercise is expensive in insist on, want to obtain remarkable effect, must have long-term accumulation. Accordingly, old person should take physical exercise as content of daily life, assure to have certain physical exercise time regularly, develop a habit gradually, make physical exercise become the important component of life.
4 conclusion
Old people participate in sports, show the spirit of positive and enterprising state, the spirit of doing good by the old, energetic spiritual outlook, the extensive development of sports for the elderly, can increase the sports population, lead more people to participate in sports activities, which is of great significance for national rejuvenation and national prosperity.
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