Study Of Actual Condition And Strategy To Elderly Fitness In Civilian-run Nursing Home Of Henan Province

With the extent of China's aging population, aged-supporting has become an urgent social problem our social faced. According to the actual conditions in China, Ministry of Civil Affairs proposed an idea that nongovernmental organizations run and develop social welfare. Influenced by this idea, the developing of civilian-run nursing homes has been taking shape in Henan province. Focused on civilian-run nursing homes, more and more people are concerned about the elder people in these nursing home. Because of the special physiological characteristics, the elder has taken place great changes both physically and psychologically after growing older. However, their physical and mental health can be improved and enhanced through the scientific physical fitness. Therefore, it is important that study the actual condition of physical fitness of elder people in nursing home of Henan province.This paper studies the actual condition of the elderly fitness; consults management, psychology, social sport and other related knowledge; and uses of documents, questionnaires, statistics, logic and other research methods. Through investigation and analysis to the actual condition of the elderly physical fitness of Henan province, this paper can be concluded:1. Surveyed in the civilian-run nursing home of Henan Province, 16% of the elders do not participate in physical fitness. The disabled is main reason.2. The elder living in the civilian-run nursing home in Henan Province is mostly over 75 years. Their children are mostly too busy or live far away. Their health status is poor, and some elders are suffering from cardiovascular diseases or bone and joint diseases. The main psychological characteristic is that they feel happiness subjectively, but have sense of loneliness and loss yet. 3. In civilian-run nursing home of Henan province, 84% elders participate in fitness activities. A large proportion of the elder have not fixed time for physical fitness, and they participate in fitness mainly in nursing home or near the street. The forms mainly conclude individual fitness, and training together with the other elders living in nursing home spontaneously. The physical fitness items have walking, running, and fitness using simple exercise equipment.4. In civilian-run nursing home of Henan province, the characteristics of elderly fitness are high frequency, long duration, but low intensity. Their motivations of physical fitness are mostly to enhance the ability to resist disease, slow aging and longevity.5. The main factors influencing the elderly fitness of civilian-run nursing home of Henan province conclude: the policy on elderly fitness, the impact of civilian-run nursing home and individual factors. Compared with objective factors influencing fitness, subjective factors are more essential, among which, inconvenience by people's own physical condition is the most important one.