Study On The Influencing Factors Of The Sports And Leisure Activities Of The Elderly In Changchun

Population aging is a hot issue to the international community in21st century,and is also the most important problem to the development of our social and economic.Population aging is characterized by the faster degree and the aging speed.Accordingto our forecast, by2020, the elderly aged over80will surge27.8million, and becomea huge challenge to the human society who has never seen in the human history.Therefore, the concern about the health of older persons becomes more and moreimportant, not only about the body, but also concerned about the mental health. Soleisure activities for the elderly is particularly important. On the one hand Physicalactivity can enhance the physical health status of the elderly who will sustain goodhealth, on the other hand can enrich the spiritual lives of the elderly.This study usesthe method of documentation, interview and questionnaire methods, statisticalmethods, and other research methods to investigate the daily leisure activities ofelderly in Changchun.The purpose of this thesis is to research on the structure,influence, as well as policy of the elderly’s leisure activities in Changchun. Thespecific problems of this paper are as follows: Firstly, make a comprehensiveunderstanding of the leisure time activities of the elderly, so as to come to the basicstructure of physical activity and its status.Secondly, explore the influencing factors ofleisure activities, including the demographic, social, economic, health and so on. ThenI come to the ideal model of the leisure activities of the elderly in our city.Finally, through interviewing and investigating, the paper points out the bestlifestyle of the elderly. Empirical study based on the above, we come to the effectivepolicy recommendations which can enhance the health of the elderly. The mainconclusions of this paper are as follows:1. As the elderly population continues toincrease, the free time also increase. The elderly are mainly engage in the activities,which have nothing to do with the sports, such as watching TV, reading and so on,lacking sports-related activities. According to the research the largest proportion is thelifestyle which has nothing to do with the sports, accounting for more than roughly 60%of all time, while the sports-related only34.58%.2. Among the influence factorswhich hamper the elderly to participate in sports at leisure time, lacking of guidance,sports facilities and other social factors is most obvious, followed by health factors.3.The reasons for restricting the consumption of the elderly on sports in Changchun islacking of consumer attitudes, as well as the low level of income. The main purposeof the elderly to engage in sports is to sustain the physical fitness and has a long life.4. Through interviewing the healthy elderly and reading relevant data, we come to thefitness plan and strategies.