Investigation And Study On Physical Fitness Activities In Elderly People In Henan Province

With the development of society, the pursuit of health has become one of themost concern of people. For the old people, health was particularly important,because of the gradually declining of somatic functions and the immune system.According to the statistics of the sixth demographic census of Henan province, theaged population of Henan province has reached119.5million, taking account for12.72of the whole population of Henan province. Thus, the society of Henanprovince has stepped into the aging society. In today’s aging society, throughinvestigation to current situation of the sports fitness activities of the old people, thisthesis has found out the problems as well as put forward countermeasures of whichin order to promote sports activities for the development, improve the level ofresidents’ health in our province.This paper chooses the old people in five districts of Henan Province asresearch object. By using the method of questionnaire, documentary, interview andmathematic al statistics, it throws light on the physical fitness status of old people inHenan. Through the analysis of various key factors in Henan old people participatingin sports fitness activities, this paper finds out the existing problem in the current oldpeople sports fitness system and puts forward the countermeasures correspondingly.This paper mainly produces several conclusions as follows:(1)The old people inHenan has an overall low education background and a poor health status.(2)Each ageperiod of the old share a similar sports fitness timing and frequency.(3)The highereducation the old people has received, the higher percentage they have to take part insports fitness activity.(4)Lack of proper site and heavy housework are the mainfactors affecting the elderly in Henan province on their frequency and consistency inparticipating in physical activity.(5)Our province’s old people fitness activity showsthe characteristics of diversity in form with leisure activities and low-intensityphysical activity consisting the majority of it.(6)The old people tend to go to nearbyfree site for fitness activities and mostly with the company of friends.(7)Old people spend for fitness activities at a low level and mostly with the physical.(8)A large partof old people reveals their lack of awareness for their own health status and theimportance of physical fitness. This poses a long term and difficult project to furtherimprove in such publicizing and practicing of such consciousness.(9)Diet and healthcare are the main factors restricting the sustaining and improvement of old people’shealth.(10)Old people in our province shows a positive attitude and diverse objectivein carrying out fitness activities.(11)In the work of old people fitness activity, suchurgent problems as lack of fitness site and facility, insufficient publication andguidance and lower education level in old people fitness activity organization shouldbe put on the priority list to solve immediately.According to above research conclusion, put forward the correspondingopinions and Suggestions, to promote the government, the attention of the society tostrengthen physical fitness activities for the elderly and input, to mobilize more oldpeople take part in the sports fitness activities, improve the level of the elderly healthof body and mind, to speed up the construction of sports strong province.