By Mao Xinhui
Before retiring, Wu Minsheng was a doctor, but due to work stress, he was easily anxious, and his blood pressure was always difficult to control. After retiring, he heard that the Daqiao Sub-district Citizen Health Promotion Center was in trial operation, so he often came to exercise here. "I feel lonely at home after retirement, so whenever I have time, I come to this activity to do some aerobic exercise, strength training, and often chat with my fellow players while playing table tennis. After a few months, my mood has improved, and my blood pressure has stabilized."
Before exercising, blood pressure and heart rate are measured. Without having to move, just shaking while standing, sitting, or lying down can achieve the fitness effect. Professional sports and health instructors develop exercise plans, and each person has their own "exercise health record" ... On April 12th, the Daqiao Sub-district Citizen Health Promotion Center was unveiled.
Every citizen who comes to this Elderly Sports Health Home will obtain a body measurement report through an AI intelligent body measurement machine, generate a "sports prescription" through the Shangti Lefu backstage program, and engage in targeted exercise under the guidance of a sports and health instructor. "People who come to exercise every day must first 'check-in' and measure their heart rate and blood pressure. We determine the day's training schedule based on real-time data," said Shangti-Lehuo staff member Lu Chen'gan. "Sometimes, because they walk too fast on the way here, their blood pressure is high. We will suggest that they drink some water, rest for a while, or start with a more soothing and easier full-body rhythmic exercise."
The Elderly Sports Health Home is the first community multi-functional fitness venue for the elderly in China, with intelligent and aging-friendly designs, fully upgraded hardware, software, and services, integrated public service resources such as sports, elderly care, health, etc., and provides "one-stop" services for physical fitness testing, basic health checks, scientific fitness guidance, chronic disease exercise intervention, sports rehabilitation training, health knowledge popularization, and leisure and social activities for the elderly.
The Elderly Sports Health Home at the Daqiao Sub-district Citizen Health Promotion Center has an indoor area of 172 square meters and is divided into physical fitness monitoring area, aerobic cardiopulmonary function area, constant speed muscle strength training area, microcirculation promotion area, comprehensive intervention area, and leisure and communication area.
All fitness equipment here is designed to be suitable for the elderly and is clinically used in rehabilitation departments of some hospitals. For example, the most popular vertical vibration series equipment simulates the vertical up-and-down movement of jumping rope, allowing exercisers to achieve full-body exercise while standing, sitting, or lying down in a passive way.
The 144-square-meter multifunctional hall offers various traditional health-preserving exercises and special group exercises such as Tai Chi, Eight Pieces of Brocade, senior yoga, and Chinese dance. Regular health lectures are also held here to provide the elderly with more knowledge about healthy living. However, they are not the only beneficiaries of the health promotion center of the Daqiao Sub-district.
Located on the 3rd and 5th floors of Building C of Shanghai Country Garden Plaza, 399 Ningguo Road, the center covers an area of approximately 1175 square meters. It is the first community citizen sports and health center built in Yangpu during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and is a comprehensive public welfare community activity venue serving "all people."
In addition to the Elderly Sports and Health Home on the third floor, there is also a community sports and health promotion platform specially designed for disabled people, with an indoor area of 133.5 square meters, providing high-quality and specialized free sports rehabilitation services to help more disabled people "walk" out of their homes and "walk" into fitness centers.
The 200-square-meter youth physical training area on the same floor has currently created a professional table tennis training base for 4-16-year-old youth, equipped with seven competition-grade tables and four professional serving robots. It also has a professional coaching team to tailor training courses for young people.
Middle-aged and young fitness enthusiasts can go straight to the Citizen Fitness Station on the 5th floor.
Not only are the facilities here complete and the functions abundant, but the fees are also very affordable. The Elderly Sports and Health Home, Citizen Fitness Station, and Youth Sports Training Zone all charge 99 yuan/month. Elderly people aged 55 and above can use the senior sports consumption vouchers provided by the Shanghai Sports Bureau, which can deduct 30 yuan per month, making the cost only 69 yuan/month.