Opening remarks of the Double Ninth Festival event of the Senior Fitness Federation

The first is to show off our fitness achievements this year, the second is to celebrate a birthday party for the 17 elderly people who have reached their 60th, 70th, and 80th birthday this year, and the third is to take this opportunity to distribute our newly compiled "Home Fitness Guide for the Elderly" to everyone for free. There are not so many rigid rules in the whole process today. You can do it as you like, and have fun as you like.

Just now I met Mr. Wang, a retired machine tool factory worker, at the check-in desk. He was holding a thermos cup soaked with wolfberry in his hand and carrying a shiny soft ball bag. He said that he got up at five o'clock this morning to rehearse with his teammates just to show everyone their new "Drunken Sunset" soft ball routine. Hmm, talking about how to do fitness for the elderly in the past two years, we also have different voices within us: some old friends said that as we get older, we need to be more steady, and the right way is to practice Tai Chi and Ba Duan Jin at a slow pace to avoid injury. ； There are also many uncles and aunts who are dissatisfied with the old age and say that as long as the body allows, we can also try the things that young people play nowadays. The average age of the shuffle dance team we formed last year is 62. Last month, they went to the city's marathon opening ceremony as a guest performer. Their aura is not inferior to that of young people in their early twenties.

Look at today’s performance list, we have arranged both types of programs, including traditional martial arts teams that have been practicing for 20 or 30 years, fat-reducing aerobics teams that have just been established for half a year, and even parent-child fitness shows held by several communities on the same stage for grandparents and grandchildren. I just want to tell everyone that there is no standard answer to fitness for the elderly. Whatever suits you is the best.

I have been an officer in our federation for almost 6 years and have seen too many examples of fitness changing life: Last year, Uncle Li from our West Community had to rely on his wife to help him walk after he was discharged from the hospital for a cerebral infarction. He slowly followed his old friends in the walking team. From walking 500 meters a day, he can now go hiking with everyone in the suburbs. Last month, he gave us a sunrise photo he took by climbing Mount Tai. He was more energetic than many young men in offices. In fact, the reason why we hold so many activities is never to let everyone win many prizes or develop their skills. The most important thing is to give everyone a place to chat and move, so that they can feel comfortable physically and have an open mind. This is better than anything else.

Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that today we have teamed up with the Geriatrics Department of the Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to set up free blood pressure and bone density testing points on the sidelines. Everyone can take a test after the performance or when they are tired from playing. If you have any fitness-related questions, you can also ask the on-site fitness instructors. They are all professional trainers with national professional qualification certificates. They can give you suitable fitness suggestions based on your knee condition and basic diseases. They are much more reliable than the folk remedies you read online.

The old guys watching backstage are holding the curtain and can’t wait, so I won’t waste everyone’s time with more words.

(Raising his hand to point to the entrance) The first one to take the stage is the Dongfeng Community Tai Chi Sword Team that participated in the Provincial Seniors Spring Festival Gala last year. The average age is 68 years old. They have sharpened this set of swords for almost a year and their movements are very clean. We applaud them to encourage them and welcome them to the stage!