On the morning of May 9, the launching ceremony of the 9th National "10,000 Steps" Walking Incentive Competition in Shanxi Province and Jinyuan Division was held in Changning Park, Jinyuan District, with more than 400 representatives of 23 walking teams.
At the event site, Guo Junjie, member of the party group and deputy director of the Jinyuan District Health and Sports Bureau, and director of the District Disease Control and Prevention Bureau, read out the proposal of the 9th "10,000 Steps" Walking Incentive Competition. Subsequently, the leaders present presented flags to the teams, and Nan Peihong, a division-level leader of the Shanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, announced the launch of the "9th National '10,000 Steps' Walking Incentive Competition in Shanxi Province and Jinyuan Division". After the launching ceremony, the team members carried out on-the-spot walking activities on the designated walking trails. Everyone marched forward in unison, full of energy, forming a beautiful landscape.
Wang Tong, deputy head of Jinyuan District Government, said that Jinyuan District has participated in the "10,000 Steps" Walking Incentive Competition for nine consecutive years, and has won the "National Excellent Walking Organization Unit Award" and "Transcendence Award" for many times, and the "Excellent Organization Award" in Shanxi Division.
It is understood that the "10,000 Steps" Walking Incentive Contest is guided by the Medical Emergency Department of the National Health Commission and the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and hosted by the Chronic Disease Center of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This year is the ninth year, and more than 1 million people from more than 650 counties and districts across the country have participated, and the number of regions covered and the number of participants have reached a new high. Among them, the elite competition will start on May 11 on the day of the "National Walking Day" and last until August 18, a total of 100 days. During this period, participants need to take 10,000 steps a day and moderate-intensity exercise tasks as the main goal, and through the four-dimensional competition among provinces, cities, counties, districts and units across the country, we will further promote the implementation of the national healthy lifestyle action with the theme of "three reductions and three health" (salt reduction, oil reduction, sugar reduction, healthy mouth, healthy weight, healthy bones), further disseminate and popularize health knowledge, create a good social atmosphere, and jointly pursue a healthy life.
(Yang Runde, Liang Yuexian)
Source: Jinyuan District Rong Media Center