First observation | Why this popular hobby has become a national strategy
August 8th is the 12th National Fitness Day in my country.
As the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is becoming normal, let us talk about exercise and fitness, which is of great significance.
It's a matter of national health
On February 1, 2019, Xi Jinping encouraged athletes and coaches who were training and preparing for the competition at the National Winter Sports Training Center. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi)
The sudden epidemic has made people realize the importance of health again.
General Secretary Xi Jinping once said that health is an inevitable requirement for the promotion of all-round development of people, a basic condition for economic and social development, an important symbol of national prosperity and national prosperity, and the common pursuit of the broad masses of people.
These words not only show that health is the foundation of life, happiness and productivity, but also highlight the important role that health plays in the core competitiveness of society and the country.
And exercise and fitness are undoubtedly the most important way of life with health. General Secretary Xi Jinping specifically pointed out that national fitness is the foundation and guarantee for all people to strengthen their bodies and live a healthy life.
Since 2009, the establishment of "National Fitness Day"; in 2012, "Extensive Development of National Fitness Campaign" was included in the report of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; by 2014, it became a national strategy, and the weight of national fitness was getting heavier.
Nowadays, national fitness is no longer limited to the category of sports, but a pre-health checkpoint for "preventing illness before it happens", which is an important part of a healthy China.
"Prevention is the most economical and effective health strategy." In the eyes of General Secretary Xi Jinping, fitness is a good medicine. It is necessary to "promote the deep integration of national fitness and national health" and achieve national health through national fitness.
It's about sports power
In January 2019, Beijing, Xi Jinping met with President Bach of the International Olympic Committee. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Tao)
Sports is the most direct practice form of national fitness. The National Fitness Day is set on August 8, also to commemorate the successful hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Whether it is to show the world their competitive style or to devote themselves to exercise activities, the Chinese have a deep "sports complex."
Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in a poor and weak China, the common people wanted a bowl of food and nothing was available. Sports was more like a luxury, unheard of for many people, let alone participating in it.
"Develop sports and enhance people's physique." In 1952, Comrade Mao Zedong's inscription pointed out the direction for sports work in New China, allowing Chinese sports to break through from zero and set new highs.
Now, in the journey of a sports power to a sports power, China's attitude towards sports has changed. Through the numerous "score only theory" and "gold medal theory", gradually return to the popularization of mass sports and national fitness.
During the Sochi Winter Olympics, President Xi Jinping talked about his "gold medal view": "How to reflect the results? Is it a gold medal? The most important thing is to demonstrate the spirit of continuous self-improvement, victory over self, and surpassing oneself."
Regarding building the country's soft power and condensing the national spirit, Xi Jinping urged the nation's fitness to go with competitive sports.
After Beijing, China was awarded the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, “We are bidding for the Beijing Winter Olympics, an important purpose of which is to promote the rapid progress of my country’s ice and snow sports and promote the widespread development of national fitness.”
As the 13th National Games is about to open, Xi Jinping emphasized that by including mass sports in the National Games and organizing broad participation of the people, it is better to play the role of hosting the National Games.
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When the higher, faster and stronger competitive sports complements the persistent mass sports, the sports undertakings that all people participate in and that the whole society pays attention to will turn into an inexhaustible spirit in the new era.
A matter of national modernization
In September 2019, Beijing, children took a group photo with the Winter Olympics mascot "Bingdun Dun". (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ju Huanzong)
"The popularity of national fitness sports and the degree of participation in international sports cooperation are also important signs of a country's degree of modernization." In January 2019, President Xi Jinping said when meeting with International Olympic Committee Chairman Bach.
In the 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the health of the Chinese people has been greatly improved. China failed to participate in the Olympics in the past, and has now become a leader in many Olympic events. This is an important manifestation of the development of China's national strength.
In 2014, the "Several Opinions on Accelerating the Development of the Sports Industry and Promoting Sports Consumption" issued by the State Council upgraded the National Fitness to a national strategy.
At that time, when answering this opinion, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission pointed out that internationally, the proportion of a country's regular participation in physical exercise to the total population is usually used as an important indicator to measure the degree of sports development. In comparison, the gap between my country and developed countries is very large, and the amount of sports resources per capita is far from that of developed countries.
After fully recognizing the pivotal strategic value of physical exercise, in the specific practice of national fitness, people all over the country are focusing on solving the problems of "who want to be fit", "where fit", "can be fit" and "can fit out". To truly make 1.4 billion people "motivate", it is not only necessary to guide the lifestyle of sports and fitness, but also to have venues, facilities in place and the popularization of scientific sports concepts.
Nowadays, there are nationwide fitness facilities and morning and evening exercise sites all over both urban and rural areas, as well as a fitness boom everywhere... Chinese people who are keen on fitness and scientific fitness are building a "national business card" that gathers national strength.
"The popularization of ice and snow sports and the enhancement of the people's physical fitness are also compatible with China's realization of the'two hundred-year' struggle goals." "Without the health of the whole people, there will be no comprehensive well-off"... The words of General Secretary Xi Jinping reveal the true meaning: only people's health The foundation of the country is solid and firm, and only the grand blueprint for national prosperity and national prosperity can be easily drawn.