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2018 Shanghai Marathon: Shanghai people’s fitness enthusiasm

2018 Shanghai Marathon: Shanghai people’s fitness enthusiasm

It is difficult to change this imperfect world, but they can change their bodies. Their temper, their willpower and endurance in running, and internalize them into the power to fight against the anxiety of life – tired and tired again, stick to it, the end is in front,  victory is in sight. The annual Shanghai Marathon is coming soon! ! ! As an international metropolis, Shanghai attaches great importance to marathons and long-distance running activities with many groups. Since the 1970s, Shanghai has held a public long-distance running event every year to welcome the arrival of spring. Beginning in the early 1980s, Shanghai and the China Athletics Association have held a national marathon every year. The marathon held in Shanghai in the mid-1980s evolved into an international competition with international marathon runners regularly involved. Since 1996, the marathon held in Shanghai has become a traditional event with international influence and participation in large numbers. The Shanghai Marathon is hosted by the China Athletics Association, Shanghai Sports Federation, Jing’an District People’s Government among other units. The route will pass through the Bund, Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, Jing’an Temple, Huaihai Road, Xintiandi, Xuhui Riverside, Shanghai Stadium and other places. The Shanghai International Marathon is a major traditional sporting event in Shanghai and one of Shanghai’s urban landscape sports. Held at the end of November every year, the Shanghai International Marathon is a major event of the Shanghai National Fitness Festival and is a highlight of the Shanghai Tourism Festival. The Shanghai Marathon has gradually become a business card for Shanghai City, The festival of the citizens. Why has the Shanghai Marathon been getting deeper and deeper into the lives of the masses in recent years? From the perspective of the law of social development, when a country’s GDP grows to a certain level and people no longer worry about their livelihood, they will naturally pay more attention to their personal life and health. Yi Jiandong, Dean of the School of Physical Education at the National Development Research Institute of Peking University, pointed out that after GDP exceeds 5,000 US dollars per capita , a country will enter the sports consumption cycle of the national road running as a marathon. This is called the “marathon phenomenon” in Europe and America. . The running tide first swept first-tier cities such as Beijing/Shanghai and verified this point. According to the statistics of professional institutions, the number of people who insist on long-distance running in Beijing is more than 2 million. The rise of the running tide means the awakening of a healthy lifestyle. There are many fitness enthusiasts all over the world, and everyone may have different starting points, but the healthy and positive attitude towards life that running brings to everyone is the undeniable. Come join us in the ranks of fitness with Eastant!