Healthy lifestyle: Joggers run along the Bund as the Lujiazui Financial District stands in the background in Shanghai. There has been a steady increase in the number of people willing to take up some form of exercise since the pandemic began. ─ Bloomberg
BEIJING: Though the Covid-19 epidemic crimped leisure and normal life to a large extent in China last year, it has not dampened the awareness and demand for fitness-related activities and products, judging by their steady growth.
According to the 2020 China Fitness Industry Data Report released during the 2021 FIBO China exhibition in Shanghai, there were 44,300 fitness clubs and stores across the nation by the end of last year. Though the number was down by 11.1% on a yearly basis, industry experts said the lower numbers were primarily due to Covid-19.
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