| Sports grounds and facilities are the basics material conditions for mass sports. At present, their short of supply is the biggest problem of mass sports in China. Researches show that the existing sports grounds and facilities can neither meet the sport needs of people nor that of mass sports, i.e. small scale, flexibility and convenience. Therefore, it has become a big task in developing mass sports in China to speed up the construction of them.Fitness Route is a new exercising facility and means that just appears in China in recent years. It is one important part of "the National Fitness Project". Generally, Fitness Routes are installed in and near the dwelling communities, so they are convenient for the masses to get access to. Their variability in exercising ways and simplicity can fit in with the need of mass sports. In 1997, National Bureau of Sports began to carry out "the National Fitness Project", in which the installation of Fitness Routes is included. The development of Fitness Route will be of great help in implementing the community sports and the construction of social culture.Currently, the studies on Fitness Routes at home are mainly problem-solving analysis about its construction and use, of which the systematic study as a sub-system of society is lacking. So, this multi-angle research aims to investigate systematically the current state of Fitness Routes of Shandong province, including the factors influencing their construction and use, the weak points and developmental strategies. Subjects are chosen from the sports service administrations and the exercising groups of Fitness Routes in Shandong province. The findings are:1. There is significant difference in the amount of the construction of Fitness Routes in different areas of Shandong province. Qingdao, Zibo, and Rizhao have more Fitness Routes, which shows the better state of the organizing ability.2. The facilities and equipments can basically satisfy the need of people's exercising activities, which shows the need to further strengthen the construction of the facilities and equipments of Fitness Routes.3. The main construction funds of Fitness Routes are in form of sports lottery tickets, and lack of social donation and community financing funds. It is recommended to strengthen the financing of Fitness Routes.4. Most exercisers don't satisfy with the administration of the equipments of Fitness Routes, which shows the lack of functionary people and proper organizations.5. Most of the Fitness Routes of Shandong Province are free, because it is the commonweal of society.6. The administration and regulations of Fitness Routes are not consummate in Shandong province. Further efforts should be made to strengthen the implement of the policies and regulations.7. Amongst the exercisers of fitness Routes, youths and people with high educational level make up a larger part, and the percentage of male and female is of balance.8. The exercisers of fitness Routes in Shandong province have a better understanding toward the importance of exercises. The main motivation of them is for fitness.9. Most exercisers are satisfied with the activities of Fitness Routes and the exercising effect.10. Amongst exercisers of Fitness Routes in Shandong province, most have sports more than 3 times a week, and the average sport time is longer than 30 minutes, which means most of the exercisers belong to sportspopulation.11. The exercising time concentrate on three sections: morning, afternoon and dusk, and the exercising seasons are listed by degree of preference as: fall, spring, summer and winter.12. The five factors influencing people's participation of Fitness Routes activities are: social circumstantial factors; Fitness Routes factors; organizing factors; exercising circumstantial factors and individual need factors.13. Based on the analysis of the factors influencing the participation of National Fitness Route, and the existing problems, seven developmental strategies ar...
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