After a three-year break, thousands of employees in Beijing have returned to joint physical exercise to the rhythm of music at workplaces, state media reported on Wednesday.
The practice of joint gymnastics, begun in 1951, was abandoned in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. From the beginning of this week, however, gymnastics has returned.
The Chinese authorities hope that during two breaks at work, at 10 and 15, about four million workers will be engaged in daily physical activity in Beijing.
The federation of trade unions in the capital would like the eight-minute gymnastics to become compulsory in state-owned enterprises from the new year and that at least 60% of them participate in it. workers and laborers.
Approx. 5 are to be involved. instructors. The program, calculated for 10 years, is – in the intention of the authorities – to improve the health of the capital’s inhabitants, who are increasingly exposed to, inter alia, for stress and obesity. (PAP)