China News Service, Gulf of Aden, August 8th (Jiangshan Chen Xuanjie) "Sunshine, air, water and exercise are the source of life and health." The father of medicine Hippocrates once said. It can be seen that sports exudes unparalleled charm, and it also has an irreplaceable weight.

The officers and men of the Navy Jingzhou were running on the flight deck. Photo by Jiang Xia

　　August 8, 2020 is the 12th "National Fitness Day" in China. This day is also the 103rd day since the 35th navy escort fleet set sail. For the escorting officers and soldiers, every day on the vast ocean can be called a "National Fitness Day"-the formation of normalization to carry out various and popular physical training activities, strengthen the physical fitness of the officers and soldiers, boost the morale of the troops, and continue to carry out the open sea The task lays a solid foundation.

The officers and men of the Navy Jingzhou ship skipped rope on the flight deck. Photo by Bai Jinchuan

　　"For more than a hundred days, we did not stop at the port for rest and continued fighting on the escort route, and carried out accompanying escorts for 16 batches of 30 merchant ships. This is a test of our physical fitness." said Zhang Aizhi, a search and rescue officer of the helicopter crew of the Taiyuan ship. Responsible for tasks such as patrol and alert, search and rescue at sea, every rescue operation requires the support of search and rescue personnel.

The officers and men of the Navy Jingzhou ship do push-ups on the deck. Photo by Bai Jinchuan

　　Although the cabins of warships are small, the passages are closed, the area of ​​the flight deck is limited, and the gym is only the size of a palm, for the escort officers and soldiers, every square inch is also a world of exercise. "I insist on exercising for about an hour and a half every day, running on the flight deck, skipping rope in the hangar, and doing equipment in the gym, etc., to complete a certain amount of training indicators to maintain the physical state of emergency dispatch." Zhang Aizhi said, for him, exercise Fitness has become a mission. Not long ago, Zhang Aizhi participated in the "Triathlon" event of the Deck Games. The members of the Lectra team won the championship unexpectedly and became a veritable "power male god".

The officers and soldiers of the Taiyuan ship skipped rope on the deck. Photo by Jiang Shan

　　Sergeant Yi Xinwei is a section soldier of the Taiyuan ship. He has another title-"Fitness Coach". In October 2018, he obtained the senior professional fitness trainer certificate issued by the China Bodybuilding Association. In addition, he also participated in training to obtain a sports nutritionist certificate.

The officers and soldiers of the Taiyuan ship were running on the deck. Photo by Jiang Shan

　　"Although the training is very hard, the training results and fitness effects are always not ideal." After entering the army in September 2013, Yi Xinwei found that although the military sports atmosphere is very strong, many comrades in arms equate physical training with running. Whoever runs fast is good. This is a misunderstanding of sports.

The officers and soldiers of the Navy's Chaohu ship conducted arm stick training. Photo by Wang Ziming

　　"Sports fitness is a science, it requires systematic, continuous and self-discipline training." In 2015, Yi Xinwei began to contact fitness, and since then fell in love with this sport. Later, according to the actual situation of the training environment and fitness equipment on the ship, he specially produced a half-hour "Fitness Movement Teaching" video for everyone to learn from. Under his leadership, the crew has become popular for sports and fitness, and spontaneously formed a fitness team. He said that whenever he sees his comrades touching a piece of abdominal muscles and becoming a "slim dressed, fleshy guy", he feels very fulfilled.

The officers and soldiers of the Navy's Chaohu ship conduct weight-bearing squat training. Photo by Wang Ziming

　　"Sports and fitness make us energetic and strengthened, and it also makes me full of passion for work and life." Yi Xinwei confidently and optimistically said that the cabin crew is a "hard work". In the past, it was very laborious to maintain and carry equipment. Now I feel very relaxed and feel free.

The 35th navy escort formation conducted boxing training. Photo by Wang Ziming

　　Formation meteorological engineer Zhang Chengwang, who won the national mountain outdoor competition and ran more than 50 marathons, is the "sportsman" in the minds of officers and soldiers. For him, exercise is an excellent habit, and it is necessary to exercise with the concept of health and happiness.

　　"Cycling or running for 1 hour, skipping 1000 times, barbells, dumbbells and other training items 6 to 8 exercises, 12 reps, 8 groups, combined with push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and other military physical assessment subjects..." Zhang Chengwang A detailed training schedule posted in the cabin made people startled at first glance-the intensity is too difficult. "Sports fitness must be based on one's own ability to develop a step-by-step plan, and adjust appropriately according to the actual situation." He summarized a sea exercise formula: sea fitness is not blind, aerobic intensity should be moderate, busy work is not demanding, jogging and skipping rope is the best good.

　　"Battleships chop the waves, sailors fight the wind and waves, this is the norm in long voyages!" In the 25 years since his enlistment, Zhang Chengwang's participation in long voyage missions has been commonplace. Only the Gulf of Aden has three trips. He said that it is never too late to develop the habit of exercising; you will have strength if you insist on exercising.

The officers and soldiers of the Navy Chaohu ship demonstrated the effect of bodybuilding. Photo by Gui Jiangbo

　　Nowadays, in the afternoon exercise time, whether it is on the deck or the cable platform, whether it is the main channel or the gym activity room, there are exercise figures everywhere-the escort officers and soldiers sweat like rain and enjoy the most beautiful exercise time on the ocean.

　　Some people say that only exercise can cure all life. The long escort road, officers and soldiers said, sports not only ignite vitality, but also promote combat effectiveness. (Finish)