With fitness never before more popular, so it is only natural that more people also want to work out in beautiful surroundings. Turns out we’re in luck in that department, as the 10 most beautiful fitness trails in Nanjing have been officially unveiled.
The list, which was released on 7 December, comes about after a 2-week period of online voting by the public, in combination with expert review.
Each trail stands out for its beautiful environment, excellent facilities and value-added elements.
So which fitness trails are the winners? And where are they? Perhaps there is one near where you live! The list, in no particular order:
- Gaoqiaomen Sports Park Fitness Trail, Qinhuai District (秦淮区高桥门体育公园健身步道)
- Olympic Sports Centre Smart Fitness Trail, Jianye District (建邺区奥体中心智慧健身步道)
- Binjiang Fitness Trail, Gulou District (鼓楼区滨江健身步道)
- Hubin Avenue Fitness Trail, Gaochun District (高淳区湖滨大道健身步道)
- Chuhe River Coast Fitness Trail, Luhe District (六合区滁河沿岸健身步道)
- South Lake Park Fitness Trail by Jiulong Lake, Jiangning District (江宁区九龙湖南湖公园健身步道)
- Chunjiang Shili Fitness Trail, Pukou District (浦口区春江十里健身步道)
- Wuxiang Mountain Fitness Trail on Qingshui Mountain, Lishui District (溧水区无想山清水山野健身步道)
- Beishili Changgou West Branch Small Green Garden Fitness Trail, Qixia District (栖霞区北十里长沟西支小绿园健身步道)
- Taohu Park Fitness Trail, Jiangbei New Area (江北新区桃湖公园健身步道)
To highlight two in particular, at the Olympic Sports Centre Smart Fitness Trail, sports technology is integrated into walking exercise. The trail has the functions of face-recognition registration, walking-distance display, heart-rate notification, and interactive-intelligent fitness, among others.
Over in Jiangning District by Jiulong Lake, the fitness trail comprises not only running and cycle paths, but also basketball and tennis courts, a mini-football pitch and skate parks, as PSA Jiangning (江宁发布) reports.
The colourful Jiangning trail is 4.5-kilometres long, with a 2-kilometre section around the lake designated as an “ecological walkabout trail”.
