The Temple of Sun, the Temple of Moon, the Temple of Heaven, and the Temple of Earth are respectively located in the east, west, south, and north quarters of the central city of Beijing. Last weekend, reporters from the sports department of our newspaper visited the fitness facilities in these areas separately.
Along with the awakening of the spring, there is also the enthusiasm of the citizens for fitness. No matter what age group or form, everyone "moves".
temple of heaven
Teenagers enjoy old venues
After the beginning of spring, the weather is getting warmer. For active teenagers, it is a good time to exercise.
Last weekend, the highest temperature in Beijing exceeded 10 degrees Celsius. The reporter came to the nearly 60-year-old Temple of Heaven Sports Center and saw many teenagers sweating and enjoying the joy of sports in this old-fashioned fitness center.
The Temple of Heaven Sports Center was built in 1956, and has hosted mass sports events such as the Dongcheng District Games, primary and secondary school sports games, and the Hundred Teams Cup football match.
For many Beijing citizens, this place is not only a gymnasium, but also carries the sports memories of generations.
"Keep going harder and hold on!" Chen Yiming loudly encouraged his son in the stands of the track and field of the Temple of Heaven Sports Center.
He told reporters that in order to improve his physical fitness, his son, who is in the fourth grade of elementary school, signed up for a physical training class after the Spring Festival. I exercised my body, breathed fresh air, and sunbathed.” The reporter saw that, including Chen Yiming’s son, more than 10 teenagers were training in middle and long-distance running and jumping obstacles under the leadership of their coaches. Hours, the children were already sweating profusely.
Most of the teenagers who play sports in Tiantan Sports Center come from the surrounding communities.
Zhang Zilin, who lives in Jinyuchi, is in junior high school. She spends her weekends learning tennis at the Temple of Heaven Sports Center. She told reporters: "It's very close to home, and the coaches are very professional, so I chose this place."
As a large sports and fitness venue in Dongcheng District, the Temple of Heaven Sports Center also has many relatively "unpopular" sports facilities.
For example, there is a fencing hall in the semi-underground space next to the track and field.
The reporter saw that under the guidance of the coach, the children practiced technical movements strictly or had practice games.
In addition, the Tiantan Sports Center also has a chess hall, where many teenagers learn Go and Chinese chess on weekends.
Earth altar
Parent-child fitness exhilaration
There are more than 2,000 permanent residents in the Ditan community. Residents nearby can choose the convenient Pioneer Stadium in addition to going to Ditan Park and Ditan Gymnasium.
Such a combined configuration has greatly benefited nearby residents.
The Pioneer Stadium on the weekend was full of excitement early in the morning.
The semi-circular air dome hall covers an area of about 1,000 square meters and is divided into three training areas, where you can play basketball, badminton, and physical training for children skipping rope.
In the field, the coaches concentrate on teaching, the children train with enthusiasm, and the parents are the best cheerleaders...
There is also a football field next to the dome gymnasium, including 3 5-a-side venues.
A group of children are playing football under the leadership of professional coaches in the field, and beside the children's training field, a football team composed of children's parents is also playing happily.
This is the characteristic project of Pioneer Stadium - "Sports for the whole family and all ages +" parent-child football class.
When children sign up for exercise, parents can also practice together.
Through this kind of parent-child exercise, it not only increases the interaction time between parents and children, but also shortens the distance between each other. It has become a healthy model of harmonious family life and is very popular.
"We have practiced here for 3 years, and the children like it very much. Unless it rains heavily, the wind, the sun and the sun can't stop them at all." A mother who sent her two daughters to learn how to play football said, "Boss Playing football has grown 20 centimeters in the past two years, and I have been able to endure more hardships. We all feel very happy."
The fathers who brought their sons to play football have long liked this place: "We have become very good friends. When it was not convenient to come to exercise during the epidemic, we cheered each other up in the group, and then made an appointment to go Do outdoor activities like mountain climbing. Sports make us happy and make us find friends.”
In this regard, Cai Yan, the person in charge of the operation of the Pioneer Stadium, said, "Our stadium has always had a very professional team to conduct various sports training. Recently, we have also added time to the coaches in light of the health problems after the new crown epidemic. Control the exercise intensity, conduct heart rate monitoring, and ensure exercise safety training. It is required to observe the physical condition of the students at any time during the exercise, especially for football and badminton events with high exercise intensity."
Ritan
"Sports Fields" Everywhere
Among the four altars of "heaven, earth, sun, and moon", Ritan Park is the only one without professional sports venues around it.
But this does not affect people's enthusiasm for going to the gym, because there are "sports fields" everywhere in Ritan Park.
There is a health trail in Ritan Park, with a full circle length of 1,500 meters, which is the preferred track for nearby runners.
The runway is flat and lined with trees, perfect for running and walking.
On this runway, there will be markings at intervals to guide the runners and remind them of the running distance.
In addition, the runway passes through the east, south, and north entrances and exits of the park. You can start running directly from whichever direction you enter the park. No matter clockwise or counterclockwise, no matter whether it is fast or slow, you can run as you like.
The runway of Ritan Park has three peaks in the morning, middle and evening every day.
In addition to morning exercises in the early morning, evening exercises after work and study, many people also come here to exercise during the lunch break.
Workers who work around the park will find time to run a few laps, move their muscles and bones and sweat, and welcome the afternoon work with a more energetic state.
Because it is located in the embassy area, there are many foreign friends running and exercising in Ritan Park. People of different skin colors run in it. This track is really "international style".
In the northeast corner of the park, there is a concentrated area of fitness equipment. Several table tennis tables are the most sought-after, and the sound of "ping-pong-pong" has never been interrupted.
The lights are turned on at night, and people can also "light up the night battle" here.
The horizontal bar and parallel bars are used to exercise upper body strength, and a deep pit is left in the ground under the horizontal bar, which shows that the exercisers have put a lot of effort here.
There are clear court lines drawn on the open space, and the net is a standard badminton court.
In the woods, by the flower beds, by the lake, on the corridors... There are people exercising everywhere; doing Tai Chi, dancing in the square, shaking diabolo, flying kites... Various ways of exercising emerge in endlessly.
Ritan Park is free and open. It opens at 6:00 am and closes at 9:00 pm. During the peak season, it will be closed for half an hour.
This is not a professional sports field, but it is definitely a "treasure place" for citizens who exercise.
Moon Altar
Train East, Exercise West
A South Lishi Road separates Yuetan Sports Center and Yuetan Park from east to west.
Surrounded by commercial buildings on Financial Street and many residential areas on Yuetan Street, this is the best choice for the surrounding citizens to exercise and exercise.
The Yuetan Sports Center on the east side of the road has complete facilities. In addition to renting the entire venue, it also provides various sports training.
Yuetan Park in Luxi is a paradise for personal exercise and various folk fitness groups.
Due to infrastructure upgrades, Yuetan Stadium is currently not open to the public.
However, the Yuetan Gymnasium and the comprehensive training hall on the south side of the stadium can normally receive fitness groups and meet the exercise needs of swimming, badminton, basketball and other sports.
"We don't accept individual customers." A staff member of the comprehensive training hall said, "You can rent the venue, and we rent it on an annual basis." The price list posted on the south entrance of Yuetan Gymnasium shows that the badminton court here Telephone appointments can be accepted from 10:00 to 22:00 every day, and the price is 100 yuan per hour.
In the evening of weekdays and all day on weekends, sports training institutions are the main users of the two gymnasiums of Yuetan Sports Center. Many young people receive training here, and there will always be many parents gathered in front of the stadiums.
Unlike children receiving sports training at Yuetan Sports Center, in Yuetan Park across the street, most of the people participating in exercise are middle-aged and elderly people.
Tickets here are 1 yuan, 3 yuan can be used for monthly tickets, and free admission to the park with respect for the elderly cards.
The most common form of personal exercise is a walk on a park path, and exercise with the aid of equipment always catches the eye.
An old man used a head-mounted boxing reaction ball to exercise.
He slapped, kicked, and bumped his arms, unhurriedly, steadily and accurately, enjoying himself.
"It's sold online, and it's very good for exercise." He said, "I also bought one for my grandson. The child can practice and protect his eyes."
In the southeast corner of the park, there are fitness trails and table tennis tables. Tai Chi, Tai Chi fans, and sports dances are held on a slightly larger open space.
Facing the open space in front of the stone archway at the east gate of the park, as long as the weather is good, there will be middle-aged and elderly people playing volleyball here.
"I usually play for two hours, and the amount of exercise is quite appropriate." A citizen who participated in air volleyball said.
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