Time

Programmes

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Health Talk (1): Healthy Lifestyle - To start with Healthy Eating

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Launching Ceremony

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

• Health Talk (2): Sports and Nutrition Trivia
• Fitness exercise
• Band counter march
• Artistic cycling
• Yoga
• Cheering team
• Children American Latin dance
• Rouliqiu
• Rhythmic gymnastics
• Folk dance by wheelchair users
• Artistic rope skipping
• Latin dance by people with visual disability
• Drama on first-aid knowledge

Time

Activities

Content

12:30 pm – 6:00 pm

• Exercise and Health Exhibition

Apart from introducing information relating to exercise and health, the exhibition also features quiz games and video-playing. The presentation is easy to understand and informative, enabling members of the public to learn about the relationship between exercise and health.

• Physical Fitness Test

The Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China will send instructors to conduct tests for members of the public. The tests aim to assess physical fitness condition of the participants by measuring their height, weight, waistline, Body Mass Index (BMI), body fat proportion, hand grip strength, sit-and-reach flexibility, choice reaction time, etc. Recommendations on suitable exercises will also be offered to participants with a view to improving their fitness.

• Interactive Game

Participants can enjoy the fun of sport by playing the computer interactive game “Let’s Do Exercise – Infinite Fun with Shuttlecock Kicking”

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm

• Healthy Eating Fun Land

If you want to be a “NutriAgent”, you may go to the exhibition and game booth set up by the Department of Health to learn how to eat “smart” and establish good eating and drinking habits.

• First Aid Workshop

Representatives of the Hong Kong Red Cross will demonstrate and elaborate on the know-how to deal with injuries suffered in the course of doing exercises and the first aid knowledge related to sports. Topics such as the first aid methods to deal with bleeding caused by a graze and fainting and explanation of the operation of various types of first aid equipment will be covered.

• Hiking Fun

Professional hiking coaches will elaborate on the safety notes on hiking, introduce the new hiking routes and display professional hiking equipment in order to encourage members of the public to get in contact with the natural environment and experience the great fun brought by hiking.

• The East Asian Games Exhibition cum Learn and Play Corner and the Hong Kong Games Exhibition

The latest information about major sports events in Hong Kong in 2009 including the 2009 East Asian Games and the 2nd Hong Kong Games will be on display. Mascots “Dony” and “Ami” of the East Asian Games will turn up at the venue to have close-up contact with members of the public. The Learn and Play Corner will also be provided to enable members of the public to try their hands at some of the sports featured in the East Asian Games and to go head-to-head with athletes.

• Yoga

Professional yoga tutors will elaborate on and demonstrate different yoga asanas on the spot, encouraging on-the-spot participation, experience sharing and learning.

• Rouliqiu

Rouliqiu is a new and interesting exercise which combines a ball game with Taiji movements. Members of the public can experience the fun of Rouliqiu under the guidance of professional coaches.

• Rhythmic Gymnastics

Members of the public will be taught on the spot about the basic techniques of doing gymnastics with balls and hoops by rhythmic gymnastics coaches from the Gymnastics Association of Hong Kong, China with the aim of pursuing the beauty in figure, posture and soul.

• Artistic Rope Skipping

Artistic rope skipping is of infinite interest and varied in style. It is not only an enjoyable activity but also an exercise that can make the body stronger. Members of the public can take this opportunity to learn the extraordinary ways of rope skipping.

• Fitness Corner

Members of the public can learn to do simple stretching exercises without equipment or with a fitball and rubber tubing to enhance muscular training and to correct improper postures.

• Golf

Though without the setting of surrounding green mountains, members of the public can still enjoy golf by having golf simulation practice at the hard-surfaced venue. Veteran coaches from the Hong Kong Golf Association will give advice on the spot to help members of the public experience the fun of playing golf.