On August 9, the 2025 “Fitness for All” themed activities of Jiangsu Province kicked off in Zhangjiagang City. Centered on the theme “Striving on the New Journey, Sports for a Better Life”, the activities aim to promote the newly revised Sports Law of the People’s Republic of China, thoroughly implement the national fitness policy, continuously enrich the supply of public fitness services, and foster normalized and sound development of fitness activities that integrate into people’s lives.

The event featured 18 sub-activities across seven categories, including science-based fitness guidance, fitness skills training, fitness lectures, high-quality sports events, and traditional sports demonstrations. These activities were held simultaneously at nine venues, attracting over 2,500 fitness enthusiasts. It is learned that around this year’s “Fitness for All” event, over 300 various public-welfare fitness-themed activities were held across the province, with over 100,000 people participating on-site.

In recent years, Jiangsu Province has accelerated the development of a higher-level public fitness service system. Currently, Jiangsu leads the country in both per capita sports venue area (4.46 m2) and public sports service quality index (79.91). Jiangsu Province hosts over 15,000 large-scale public sports events annually. A relevant official from Jiangsu Provincial Sports Administration stated that they will work with relevant departments and localities to further expand the provision of public-welfare and primary sports services, continuously improve the public fitness service system, encourage more people to enjoy the beauty of sports and the joy of exercise, create the happy vision of “Sports for a Better Life”, and make Jiangsu’s contribution to the Healthy China Initiative.