In 2007, Nationwide Fit-keeping Program in Shenyang has brought more citizens taking part in the physical exercises. The journalist got the information from Municipal Sports Administration that according to the latest statistic figure, the sports-minded population of Shenyang has reached 3.6 million. Recently years, the sports population of Shenyang is increasing steadily with the speed of 50-100 thousand each year.
According to Chu Guopeng from Shenyang Municipal Sports Administration, the standard of “Sports Population” is that each person do exercises on purpose at least three times each week and each time not less than 30 minutes. At present, the sports population of Shenyang which has reached this standard is about 3.6 million.
Shenyang Municipal Sports Administration, by developing a series of programs of “Olympics Going into Community” and “Community Fit-keeping Festival” in cities, implementing “Millions of Projects” in rural area, promoting “Sports Facilities Opening to Public” in schools, and developing “Employee Fit-keeping Program” in enterprises is promoting the physical culture in communities, rural areas, schools, employees, minorities and handicapped in all-round way and has ready raised to a new level.