"The silver-haired people" have become regular visitors to the gym
- The gym often sees older exercisers, who work out less intensely, but with a higher level of enthusiasm
"After retiring, I originally helped take care of my grandchildren. regular and more enthusiastic
"After retiring, I had been helping to take care of my grandchildren, and then they went to school, and I didn't know what to do with my free time. Coming to the gym to work out makes my life fulfilling again." Zhao Rong, who lives in Beijing's Haidian District, is 67 years old and has been working out for four years. Every day from 9 to 11 a.m. is his time to work out in the gym.
Talking about fitness, Zhao Rong said, "to the gym fitness or children suggested, I have been relatively fat, but also really need to exercise." Nowadays, Zhao has a moderate figure, and his body and mental state are very good.
Like moncler jackets sale Zhao is not an isolated case, said Wang Yunxu, fitness instructor at a gym in Beijing's Fengtai District, where older exercisers are often seen, and now account for about 6% of the total number of gym members, which is a lot more than before. "Most of them don't exercise with much intensity, but they are more regular and more enthusiastic."
Auntie Jin, 63, reports to the Citizen's Fitness Center on Yinhang Street in Shanghai's Yangpu District every day. "The insomnia that has plagued me for more than 20 years has gradually improved through fitness, and now the sleeping pills have stopped." Auntie Jin has tasted the sweetness of fitness.
74-year-old Bai Jinqin is a fitness expert, she started from the age of 60 fitness, has been insisting on 14 years. Because of the fitness become "net red" she, by many users affectionately known as "white aunt".
In his 40s, he underwent three hospitalizations and surgery, and after recovering, he realized the importance of fitness exercise. She was first in the neighborhood to carry out their own fast walking, jumping rope, radio gymnastics and other exercises; gradually, Bai Jinqin's interest in fitness is growing stronger and stronger, and want to try a more scientific way of fitness. So, she began to systematic training, six or seven times a week to the gym, under the guidance of professional fitness trainers for an hour of flexibility training and strength training. Now, the 70-year-old not only has normal body indicators, but also has a lot of physical strength to make her life more exciting every day.
Bai Jinqin said: "We can't stop aging, but we can slow it down through exercise. Instead of spending money on doctor's visits and medication, we should put it on fitness."
Insiders pointed out that in the deepening of the degree of aging and chronic disease situation is worrying today, good exercise habits is a prescription for a healthy life. At the same time, with the economic and social development and lifestyle changes, more and more older people's consumerism from the original "can save" to "spend money to buy health".
"After the age of 65, people will invest more money in culture, sports and recreation. In addition, fitness is also a way for many older people to pass the time, which can alleviate loneliness to a certain extent. Therefore, it is not surprising that more and more older people are working out." Li Kanghua, associate dean of the School of Media and Communication at Shanghai Jiaotong University, said.
More and more exclusive gyms for the elderly
-- The elderly have more professional fitness exercise and communication needs, and many places are targeting to provide services and increase supply
"In addition to square dancing and after-dinner walks, in fact, the elderly have more professional fitness exercise and communication needs." Wang Yunxu said.
Liu Xinyun, who lives in Fengtai District, said that there are fitness equipment in the neighborhood, but many of them are not clear about how to use the equipment and do not know which equipment is suitable for them, and what kind of exercise intensity is more reasonable. "When it happens to rainy days, windy days or the air is not very good, let alone go out to exercise."
A questionnaire survey of 1,500 elderly people's exercise and health needs showed that 75.71% of the elderly usually exercise program to walk, 66.10% of the community elderly said they need professional indoor fitness places, of which 34.19% of the elderly said they need professional indoor fitness places very much.
Experts pointed out that the results of the survey reflect a single way of exercise for the elderly, the lack of places suitable for indoor fitness for the elderly, and the lack of professional guidance on fitness for the elderly.
In response to the lack of supply, many places have begun to take action.
In May 2017, Shanghai's first 24-hour non-closing national fitness place was officially unveiled in the Yangpu District Sports Activity Center, which is dedicated to the elderly sports rehabilitation area, and according to the crowd characteristics of middle-aged and elderly users opened a group exercise course, scientific fitness lecture hall, etc. In 2018, Shanghai's Wujiaochang Street, the first community-type "Internet +
Yinhang Street Citizen Fitness Center, for example, the center opened a 500-square-meter "happy space". According to the physical condition of the elderly, the area is equipped with customized cardiorespiratory fitness enhancement, isokinetic muscle training, microcirculation promotion of professional fitness equipment. In addition, the center also has a sleep research center, a health service center, and exercise zones for cardiovascular problems, constipation, and lumbar disc herniation, providing the elderly with exercise solutions for common chronic diseases. Costs, the daytime public welfare time and specifically for the elderly fitness to create a "living space" monthly fee of 99 yuan, the average daily cost of 3.3 yuan, the center's elderly members of more than 400 people.
Chongqing's government-enterprise cooperation citizens gym - Wansheng Economic Development Zone Citizen Health Service Center, to provide elderly sports rehabilitation services, and provide free comprehensive and detailed body monitoring. Nanjing to create a medical integration of home care center, the center of home care, medical care and cultural entertainment on the basis of the three major functions of the elderly fitness center, and is equipped with professional fitness equipment for the elderly.
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Although the gym in the elderly more up, but many older people to the gym fitness misgivings. "Are young people in the inside fitness, I'm an old man more embarrassed." Huang Hongcai, who lives in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, said.
The price is another reason for older people to shy away from the gym. Gao Meihong in Beijing's Chaoyang District said, "Now the gym costs a few thousand dollars a year, tens of thousands of dollars, too expensive for me."
Industry insiders pointed out that, due to the physical state of the elderly there is a certain instability and the possibility of sudden illnesses, many gyms or explicitly or implicitly set the age limit, which also restricts the elderly to a certain extent to the gym fitness activities.
Some of the older people who have been to the gym to do a membership card reflect that because of the noisy environment, no suitable fitness equipment, the lack of fitness courses specifically for older people, a variety of marketing too many factors, many of them chose to halfway "out".
Experts suggest that, for the elderly fitness facing a variety of problems, on the one hand, the relevant departments should actively take measures to build fitness places suitable for the elderly, and do a good job of publicity, supervision, and guidance of the elderly scientific fitness, fitness places to standardize the management; on the other hand, the business should be fully considered in the process of the operation of the elderly fitness needs, targeted hardware facilities, set up the relevant On the other hand, the enterprise should fully consider the needs of the elderly fitness in the operation process, targeted hardware facilities, set up relevant courses, so that the elderly can spend money to buy good service, happy fitness.
From the perspective of the elderly themselves, Wang Yunxu reminded, to the gym fitness, the elderly should be well-prepared, should be in the understanding of their own physical condition on the basis of ability to do, the intensity of the exercise should be gradual, it is not appropriate to choose a fierce sports program, on the equipment, posture, exercise intensity and other issues should be more to the gym staff to ask, the safety first. "Specifically, the elderly fitness should be based on aerobic exercise, which can improve the body's metabolism, but also enhance cardiovascular function. Generally speaking, fitness programs suitable for the elderly are jogging, brisk walking, dancing Latin dance and doing yoga." Wang Yunxu said. (By Liu Xin Qiu Haifeng)
The People's Daily Overseas Edition (May 21, 2019, Page 11)