On August 4th, 2009, Liu Peng, director of the State General Administration of Sport, said at the press conference of "National Fitness Day" that the "National Fitness Regulations" which had been brewing for a long time would be promulgated soon, and then the national fitness would have laws to follow and be prosperous. Since the State Council issued the Outline of National Fitness Program 1995 on June 20th, China's national fitness campaign has developed vigorously, but it lacks legal norms. In recent years, the State Sports General Administration and the relevant ministries and commissions of the state have conducted in-depth research on the formulation of the National Fitness Regulations, and the text has basically matured. The formulation and promulgation of this regulation will lay a legal and regulatory foundation for long-term fitness equipment for the whole people.

On June 5th, 2008, the State Council Legislative Affairs Office published the National Fitness Regulations (Draft for Comment) on its official website, soliciting public opinions extensively. Among them, Article 13 stipulates that August 8 every year is the National Fitness Day, and requires that "people's governments at all levels and sports administrative departments should organize fitness publicity, education and activities on the National Fitness Day, and state organs, enterprises and institutions, social organizations and other organizations should actively participate according to their own conditions." The exposure draft also proposed that "public sports facilities should be open to the public free of charge or at preferential prices on the National Fitness Day, and provide free fitness guidance services. Encourage other sports facilities to be open to the public free of charge or at a discount on National Fitness Day. "

Liu Peng said that under the guidance of the "Regulations", the General Administration will continue to increase the construction of fitness venues around the masses; Continue to strengthen the construction of sports organizations around the masses, strengthen the standardized management of social sports instructors, and bring them into the category of national professional qualification appraisal; We will continue to strengthen the organization of mass sports activities according to the characteristics of various regions.