[Media Today/reported by reporter Li Zudong]Rapid and continuous population aging has become an irreversible trend. The proportion of the elderly population in Kaohsiung City has reached 19.34%, which is close to a “super-aged society”. The average life expectancy continues to increase, but unhealthy years require care. But it lasted 7.6 years. In response to Kaohsiung City entering an aging society, the Kaohsiung City Government, in addition to continuing to deploy long-term care resources, also pays equal attention to plans related to prevention and delaying disability before entering long-term care, hoping to help the elderly extend their healthy life span. Maintain the ability to live independently and delay aging.
In order to integrate the sports resources and services for the elderly from various bureaus of the Kaohsiung City Government, today (26th), Deputy Director Wang Xiaoxing of the Health Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government, Section Chief Fang Lizhen of the Elderly Welfare Section of the Social Affairs Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government, and Sports Industry Section of the Sports Development Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government Chief Yang Fumin and members of the Elderly Welfare Promotion Group of the Kaohsiung City Government (Chen Meihe, Lin Ximin, Chen Wuzong, Zhang Jiangqing, Xu Yuzhen, Huang Wenzheng) jointly visited the “Zuoying Silver Fitness Club” jointly established by the Health Bureau and the Transportation Development Bureau. Conduct interviews on the sports environment, teachers and facilities from the perspective of seniors.
The Zuoying Sports Center is located at the rear wing of the internationally renowned National Stadium. It has a gym, hydrophilic pool, e-sports bicycles, digital archery classroom, senior classroom, etc. In addition, the “Silver Fitness Club” is specially set up to serve the elderly and is exclusive to the elderly. Allow the elders to freely choose various sports equipment, creating multiple choices, making fitness for seniors hassle-free. In addition, the sports center also provides senior courses and multiple dynamic and static courses. Elders can choose various sports as long as they go to a sports base. Such as ring-shaped machines for muscle training, aerobic classrooms, etc., you can enjoy different exercise belts.
There are currently 16 senior fitness clubs in Kaohsiung City, which is a great place for the elders to exercise regularly. In addition to exercising in the gym, the elders can also make good partners to exercise with. They can also reciprocate the good news and recommend relatives and friends to exercise. , increase friendship and health, and through the power of peers, encourage the elders to go out of the house, train muscle strength, and improve the physical function of the elders. Information about Silver Fitness Club courses can be found at “Kaohsiung City Government Health Bureau-Community Resource Integration Platform” query, website: https://gov.tw/8ur.
