The phenomenon of the elderly into the gym is not common, the gym for young people are a relatively new fashionable thing, for the elderly is more so. So the future of the elderly for the gym market demand may increase a little, but not too obvious.
Fitness equipment for the elderly injuryBecause a lot of equipment inside the gym is heavy physical work, for the muscles and tendons and other injuries are relatively large. When exercising, if there is improper movement or lack of muscle strength, instead of giving us a better exercise and training, it may cause injury, and this is more than worth it, especially for the elderly.
Elderly people are suitable for slow motion light exerciseElderly people are more suitable for slow motion, or some light physical activity sports, such as walking, playing Tai Chi, square dancing, etc., which are in line with the needs of the elderly. Because the elderly joints, muscles, bones and so on have been in the process of gradual aging, once suffered injury recovery speed is very slow, and may cause chronic diseases.
So for the elderly, the gym kind of strenuous exercise place is not suitable, the park is their real needs. For major cities, the best treatment for the elderly is to build more parks. And in the park to get some of the basic auxiliary exercise equipment, can let the elderly move their hands and feet, twisting a waist, so that they can also get the joy of socializing in the slow process of movement.
The current situation of the gym industryFor young people, the gym is really more popular, fitness has become the topic of the majority of young people to follow. People think that fitness and reading can be juxtaposed together as a noble activity, and as a result gyms are springing up.
But these gyms also have a lot of problems, some because of the location of the poor choice, forced to close, and some because of the abduction of the customer's dues to run away. Some of the gyms that remain also have too much competition in the market, and thus are in a state of half-death.