Fitness program will help realize goal

He Wenyi, a professor of physical education at Peking University / CHINA DAILY

The Communist Party of China Central Committee with Xi Jinping as the core released the Healthy China Outline (2030) during the Fifth Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee, which offered clear directions for a national physical fitness strategy and development of the sports industry.

With China's economic growth entering the "new normal", people now need a lot more than just the necessities of life; they are also pursuing a better and healthier life. Besides, sports activities are a healthy source of recreation.

Developing sports culture is the best way to help improve people's overall health. By leading a healthy lifestyle, people can contribute more to national development and ease the pressure on public hospitals.

China has about 300 million primary and secondary school students, who are the future of our country. By promoting sports activities among these students, we will lay a solid foundation for a healthy China.

The development of sports and physical culture is vital to upgrading the sports industry. According to the Healthy China Outline (2030), 435 million people in China are expected to exercise frequently by 2020－the figure is expected to rise to 530 million by 2030. And since the National Fitness Strategy is expected to play a greater role, all kinds of preferential policies are likely to be rolled out for the development of sports industry. The sports industry, therefore, has no excuse for not providing better products and services for consumers.

To put it plainly, without the National Fitness Strategy, it is difficult to build a moderately well-off society in an all-round way.