Xintianshui reporter Wang Qin "Without the health of the whole nation, there will be no comprehensive well-off society." August 8 is the 14th "National Fitness Day". Tianshui City has inspired the enthusiasm of the whole people to participate in fitness through the theme activiti

Xintianshui reporter Wang Qin

"Without the health of the whole nation, there will be no comprehensive well-off society." August 8 is the 14th "National Fitness Day". Tianshui City has inspired the enthusiasm of the whole people to participate in fitness through the theme activities of "National Fitness Day" and the free opening of public sports and fitness venues.

html On the morning of the 18th, when a reporter interviewed at the Swimming Pool of the Municipal Sports Center, citizen Zhang Yong was swinging happily in the swimming pool. When he learned that the venue was open for free today, he arrived early in the morning to enjoy the fun of sports. "The sports center has complete facilities and good environment. My home is close to you, so I often come here to swim, play badminton or basketball. Now everyone has a strong sense of fitness, and there are many people who come to exercise normally. The venue is open for free today. I am afraid that there are too many people in the afternoon, so I come here early." Zhang Yong said.

Although the sun was getting hot almost noon, on the outdoor basketball court of the Sports Center, college student An Qiming and his friends were still having fun sweat and rain. An Qiming told reporters that the outdoor court of the sports center has always been open for free, which provides great convenience for basketball enthusiasts like him and friends. During the summer vacation, he basically comes to play ball with his friends or family every morning, which can not only exercise but also enjoy the fun of sports.

With the increasing improvement of people's quality of life and the continuous improvement of fitness facilities, insisting on exercise has become a healthy lifestyle for the people, and strengthening the body has also become an indispensable part of citizens' daily lives. Zhang Yufeng, deputy director of Tianshui Sports Center, told reporters that since the Municipal Sports Center was put into use in 2019, all venues will be open to citizens for fitness and entertainment every year "National Fitness Day". In order to better provide convenience for citizens' fitness in a normal manner, 55 outdoor fitness venues in the sports center are open to citizens for free every day, and gymnasiums and swimming pools are open to the public at a low fee. "In the first half of this year, the Municipal Sports Center has served nearly 100,000 fitness people in total. More than 20 mass events and activities loved by the masses, such as table tennis, badminton, chess, Go, square dance, etc., and 60,000 people participated."

In recent years, our city has taken meeting the growing demand for sports and fitness by the general public as the starting point, fully promoted the construction of sports infrastructure in the city, continued to implement the national fitness plan in depth, solidly promoted the supply-side structural reform of mass sports, focused on youth sports work, continuously increased investment, accelerated the filling of shortcomings, provided effective supply in infrastructure and guidance services, and further improved public sports facilities, and the demand for sports and fitness by mass has been continuously met.

"As of now, our city has installed and completed 80 village-level farmers' sports and fitness projects. We have obtained 8.29 million yuan of project funds from the Provincial Sports Bureau, all of which have been in place, including 13 multi-functional sports fields projects with funds of 2.6 million yuan, all of which have been completed; the intelligent fitness path project of Jiashui'an Town, Qinzhou District has been completed, and the installation has been completed; the two cage football fields project funds of 740,000 yuan, and the installation is being prepared; the two fitness trail projects are funded by 4.35 million yuan, and the Nanguo Temple mountaineering trail in Qinzhou District is under construction, The Yuanyang Lake Walking Trail in Shan County is under bidding; the two "beautiful countryside" smart fitness path projects are funded by 400,000 yuan, and are being prepared to be installed." Wu Chengwei, deputy director of Tianshui Sports Bureau, said in an interview that in the next step, the Municipal Sports Bureau will actively explore a new model of national fitness that combines online and offline, widely carry out national fitness activities, and fully implement the project of filling the gaps in national fitness facilities, create "sports, vitality, and healthy Tianshui", to better meet the multi-level fitness needs of the people, and continuously improve the people's sense of gain, happiness, and satisfaction.