In order to satisfy people’s growing demand for physical fitness and in order to commemorate the success of the Beijing Olympic Games, the State Council approved on August 8 as “National Fitness Day”, to convey healthy sporting spirit to the public and to promote the concept of healthy living.

The establishment of National Fitness Day is to adapt to people’s sports needs, to promote the national fitness campaign, to further develop the comprehensive functions of sport and social effect, to rich sporting and cultural life and to promote human’s comprehensive development. The most important is that National Fitness Day is the best way to commemorate the Beijing Olympic Games.

Through the publicity and driving of ‘National Fitness Day’, to make fitness will be a part of people's lives. The people will really enjoy health and happiness brought by the sports. So the sports will play a more active role in the construction of harmonious society!

(By Yang Jiming/Qi Qian)