College students must play sports regularly for better physical health

THE AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL of college students on the Chinese mainland continues to worsen, according to a report jointly released by the Youth Development Department of the General Administration of Sport and Beijing Sport University on Saturday. However, the physical health of primary and secondary school students has slightly improved after years of decline. Comments:

College and university students should not take all the blame for the continued deterioration in their physical health. The truth is, many of them were not totally physically fit when they entered colleges or universities, as indicated by the decline in the average fitness level of primary and secondary school students in previous years. Such an imbalance is the result of China's high school education system, which focuses more on exams and less on physical education classes.

Sichuan Daily, Aug 18