美国老年人体育活动管窥

Aging and Physical Activity in the United States

运用文献资料法,从联邦政府、地方政府、学术研究机构、非政府组织以及历史回顾等层面研究美国老年人体育组织和管理形式以及活动现状及其影响因素。美国在老年人体育组织和管理方面形式多样,这一现象是由美国的政治文化与制度环境等因素决定的,已有的数据表明过去20多年,美国老年人几乎没有明显增加体育活动人数。系统梳理并归纳美国老年体育活动的开展,以期为我国老年人体育政策的制定、管理与实施等提供相关参考。

Abstract：By using literature review, the article researches on aging and physical activities in the United States from the as- pects of the Federal government, the local government, the academic institutions and the NGOs. The results show that the United States has diverse styles of organization and management for aging and physical activities, and they are made by A- merican political culture and system. However, the data now show that over the past 20 years, the United States of America almost no significant increase in aging and physical activity. The article reflects and summarizes the United States elderly sports activities systematically ,in order to provide reference for the elderly in China sports policy formulation ,management and implementation.