The Comparative Study on the Physique and Physical Training Situation between the Senior Citizens in Urban and Rural Areas in Tangshan City

As a large group of our society, the senior citizens' physical condition is very essential to the future development of Chinese society. Tangshan city of Hebei Province is a modern economically-strong city with a long history. Last year, Tangshan city was selected for "the trial of basic medical insurance for urban residents", thus the physique monitoring was introduced into the social welfare and security system, and a more comprehensive senior citizen physique health file was constructed, which would have a more profound significance to Tangshan residents' physique development in future. This research is aimed at studying the physical conditions of 281 representative senior citizens (60-69 years old) in urban and rural areas of Tangshan city, Hebei Province, to get a complete insight into the current physical conditions of Tangshan senior citizens. With the help of correlation data of the second national physique monitoring organized by Hebei Sports Bureau and relative departments, this paper analyses the factors affecting senior citizens' physique health based on their body shape and physical function and the physical qualities etc. by using methods of investigation and mathematical statistics. Furthermore, some rational proposals on Tangshan urban and rural senior citizens' sports exercise and physical health development are provided here, as a guide for senior citizens to take an active part in sports exercise and develop build up their body in an all-around way.