During the Spring Festival, a fitness craze emerged in Shijiazhuang. It's better to invite people to eat than to play ball and sweat

Auspicious Year of the Horse! Eating a meal is better than being born in sweat! "This is a New Year message from a basketball enthusiast received by the reporter during the 2014 Year of the Horse Spring Festival. Besides eating, drinking, and drinking, how can Spring Festival be healthier and happier? During holidays, bringing family and relatives, inviting three or five friends, and heading straight to the fitness venue can not only enjoy the joy of sports, but also communicate emotions. This choice is increasingly accepted by the public.
During the Spring Festival, the reporter visited some sports and fitness venues in Shijiazhuang City and personally experienced the unique "New Year flavor" brought by fitness.
On the afternoon of January 31st (New Year's Day), the open-air swimming pool in the provincial capital Ping'an Park was particularly lively. Due to the shortened opening time from 12 hours per day to 2 hours, winter swimming enthusiasts appeared more concentrated. According to the management personnel of the swimming pool, swimming here usually starts as early as 6 o'clock, mostly for elderly people over 70 years old. During the lunch break, the majority of the above class or young people. Swimming back and forth in the swimming pool for a few times, my whole body turned red. After getting ashore, I assisted myself with some equipment exercises. After my body started to heat up and sweat a little, the entire winter swimming was considered over. "A winter swimming enthusiast told reporters," Winter swimming is the best vascular gymnastics to strengthen my body, and there is scientific evidence for its benefits to the human body. Winter swimming enthusiasts do not stop even during the Spring Festival holiday
It is understood that currently, in addition to the Ping An Park, the Friendship Park in the provincial capital is also one of the activity bases for winter swimming enthusiasts, which can basically meet the needs of over a thousand winter swimming enthusiasts in the provincial capital. During holidays, the Shijiazhuang Winter Swimming Association also organizes members to participate in winter swimming. On the one hand, it communicates members' emotions, and on the other hand, it takes the opportunity to create a platform for winter swimming enthusiasts, allowing more people to have a correct understanding of winter swimming and participate in it.
Putting aside the hassle of daily work and relaxing at a brisk pace has become the pursuit of many fitness enthusiasts. It is reported that in order to meet the needs of fitness enthusiasts, some fitness venues in Shijiazhuang continue to operate during the Spring Festival, but the operating hours have been shortened compared to previous days, and the price has not increased significantly. Some even maintain the original price unchanged.
On the afternoon of February 2nd, the reporter and several friends who love basketball made an appointment to play basketball at the Shijiazhuang Amateur Sports Training Hall. This activity was also already in contact before the Spring Festival.
After New Year's Eve, first and second days, this year is basically over. Apart from eating, drinking, playing mahjong, chatting, and watching TV at home, or surfing the internet, it's not very interesting. It's really better to come here to play football and sweat out, "Ren Bo, who works in the provincial highway management department, told reporters. His viewpoint is also recognized by others who come together to play football. At the provincial sports center, Guancheng Fitness Center, and some billiards halls, reporters can also see the figures of many badminton, table tennis, and billiards enthusiasts. Although some venues and tables are still empty, the concept of fitness festivals is quietly rising among some people.
Shi Donglin, the director of the Hebei Provincial Institute of Sports Science, believes that "office workers" who have been in a "sub healthy" state for a long time and have no time to exercise should also use the Spring Festival rest period and leisure time to exercise. During the Spring Festival, there are many greasy foods consumed, and if the diet is excessive, various underlying diseases are prone to develop. Generally speaking, by exercising and consuming a certain amount of calories every day or every week, sweating can not only achieve the goals of fitness, fat reduction, and detoxification, but also greatly reduce the probability of coronary heart disease, hypertension, cancer, and other illnesses, and get rid of many psychological and physical discomfort.
In addition to choosing to use the ample time during the Spring Festival holiday for indoor sports and fitness, some people with conditions also choose winter fitness activities such as hiking, outings, mountain climbing, ice skating, skiing, etc. According to the statistical information released by the Provincial Tourism Bureau, during the Spring Festival, Chengde held a series of activities with the theme of "Lantern Festival, Playing Ice and Snow, Soaking Hot Springs, Visiting Mountain Villages, Climbing the Great Wall, Chengde Inviting You to Celebrate the Chinese New Year", attracting a total of 174000 tourists in 7 days and achieving a tourism revenue of 140 million yuan. The major ski resorts in Chongli County, Zhangjiakou City are also bustling and bustling, with Wanlong Ski Resort receiving 125000 domestic and foreign tourists and Duole Meidi Ski Resort receiving 53000 tourists.