In the morning, senior citizens are seen dance or practice Tai Chi in parks tranquil but joyful on the seaside stretching running figures blend into the shimmering sea surface.People who take exercise can be seen everywhere in Qingdao. Nearly 50% Qingdao citizens regularly participate in exercise, according to the statistics issued by the Qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau.
There is a new trend this summer.In addition to wakesurfing, frisbee and skate boarding, mountaineering and camping,skidding and ice hockey which are popular among young people, exercise at night finds favor with an increasing number of Qingdao citizens.
Mou Chao and Jiang Na with their four-year-old daughter who come to Music Square and join the “nighttime running club"at 9:00pmcan enjoy cozy family time while running. In comparison, Zhang Xin who has been running for 15 years enjoys his moments of solitude.
The ball park in the Qingdao Shangshi Center is packed with people Fierce competition is staged on three football courts, and all four basketball courts are fully occupied. “Football fields need to be booked one week in advance. As a solution, we special launch “nighttime courts” from22:00to24:00.” said Wu Xiuwen who takes charge of the ball park. The “Diamond on the Sea” ball park in the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, which also opens at night is averagely booked three times a week.
In addition to commonplace football and basketball, the “frisbee day” on the evening of Thursday is exceptionally popular, winning the participation of over 50 young people in Qiaolun Sports Park. Ge yanru, who exercises all around the year, is impressed by the new wave of “exercise at night”. “Nowadays, numerous people take exercise at night from Monday to Friday said she.
To follow the new trend of “exercise at night”, sports parks and multifunctional cage sports fields newly built in Qingdao this year are specially equipped with auxiliary facilities, particularly lighting.
Source：International Daily
