Research On Current Situation Of Physical Fitness For The Elderly In The Home For Destitute Old People In Chengdu And The Countermeasures

The problem of an aging population is one of an outstanding social problem in our country. Home for destitute old people provided for the aged will become many old people's inevitable choice in 21st century. I did the investigation about the sports activities that the aged people participate in the home for the old in Chengdu. My study used the documentary, interview surveys, expert interviews, questionnaire surveys, mathematical statistics, and other research methods.We can get the following conclusion according to my study. The elderly are generally low educated. Illiteracy accounted for half of the total number. The understanding of the "National Fitness Program" is still at a very low level. The main motivation and purpose of physical fitness for older people to participate is to resist diseases, health promotion, leisure entertainment and passing time. The major factor hindering the old people from participating in an activity is that the body is weaker, no sports facilities and no self-service guiding. Hike and running are the most popular sports for the old. Men and women have no differences in the sports activities except in qigong, taiji classes and aerobics, dance sports category. Most old people prefer to do sports in the home for destitute old people. And they often do sports by the street, in the park and public square. Almost nobody participates in managed body-building clubs. Most old people feel that very few people provide them with physical fitness guiding and organize Physical Activities. The sports population of the old people in the home for destitute old people is 15.4% in Chengdu. It's far below the sports population survey results of the mass sports for the peers in 2001.According to the inadequacy, I put forward the following measures. First I raise some suggestions to develop the home for destitute old people.â‘ Strengthen the leading role of our government and rich the fund collection.â‘¡Give more publicity to our society and renew the old mentalities.â‘¢The construction of the home for the old should make every effort to get higher scale and different forms. ? Remove the old rules and corrupt customs. And improve our management. Second I raise some suggestions to Carry out the old people's physical fitness activities well.â‘ Continue to expand the national fitness education and promotion, sports-for-all fitness knowledge, enhance the sense of fitness, and enhance the quality of life.â‘¡Government should increase the input of the sports venues and fitness facilities .They should attach importance to the public welfare for the old people, and make policy to encourage them to do sports.â‘¢Every home for destitute old people must engage Professional Social sports instructors for scientific guidance. And improve the degree of organization.