Cities offer more exercise spaces to meet demand

City dwellers no longer need to search for long to find a place to exercise, as the nation's sports industry boom is prompting urban planning to evolve to suit citizens' growing demand for fitness and exercise spaces.

Channel Five Sports Space, the first comprehensive public sports venue in Beijing, was launched on Aug 4. As a response to the nation's scientific health and fitness strategy, called Healthy China 2030, the Sports Space was established to integrate digital and physical resources for the public.

"We are aiming to build the Yelp of the sports industry," said Hong Ping, president of ZhongShiLiangZhong (Beijing) Cultural Media Co Ltd, the company responsible for operating the Sports Space.