The sports bureau of Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has set up community fitness centers with high-quality and well-equipped fitness venues via a government purchase of services. They have been open to the public with minimal fees since 2017.

As of today, four community fitness centers have already been established, and more are planned. The centers provide a convenient way for residents to stay in shape.

The four community fitness centers are: Guangxi Quantianxia Gymnasium, Wujian Fitness and Sports Center, Shanyucheng Fitness Center, and Zhengpei Gymnasium. These venues are open for free or at low-cost to the public every day. Every year, the centers conduct free national fitness testing for more than 500 community residents, five training sessions for fitness programs, at least three lectures on health and fitness, and at least two national fitness activities or competitions.

In order to further expand the scale of community fitness centers, the Sports Bureau of Nanning encourages qualified gymnasiums to join the pilot program for a comprehensive integration of fitness and health at a national level.

All gymnasiums occupying an area of more than 1,500 square meters, receive at least 1.5 million yuan ($218,261.19) in investments, and that have at least five types of sports facilities can apply at the county-level (urban) sports administrative departments.

The fitness venues that have already been successfully established will receive subsidies every year and will become community sports centers. They are expected to aid in the improvement of national fitness.