Paper Keywords: Yangko activities; Know; Motivation; function
Through the research of yangko activities in Shenyang, this paper expounds the reasons for the resurgence of yangko activities in Shenyang, the constituent characteristics of the participants and the functions of yangko. The results show that middle-aged and elderly people are the main body of yangko activities in Shenyang, and yangko activists have a high understanding of the multi-functional functions of yangko activities, such as fitness, disease prevention, treatment, entertainment and coordination of interpersonal relationships. It is suggested that in densely populated Shenyang, in view of the lack of sports venues and facilities, yangko activities should be promoted to become an effective means of mass fitness.
? Yangko in China has a long history. As early as Shang Dynasty, yangko has become one of the contents of people's religious sacrificial activities. Yangko rose in the north of China and developed into four branches in Northeast China, Hebei, Shandong and Shaanxi. According to historical records, the Northeast Yangko has been circulating for at least 300 years. In 1980s, Yangko rose spontaneously in Shenyang, becoming a mass entertainment and fitness activity with a broad mass base. This paper studies the mass yangko activities in Shenyang from the perspective of sports sociology, and discusses the reasons for the rise of mass yangko activities in Shenyang, the composition characteristics of yangko activists, the functions of yangko activities and people's understanding of yangko activities, so as to provide reference for better carrying out mass fitness activities.
1, research object and research method
1. 1 research object
? 500 yangko activists were randomly selected from some yangko teams in five urban areas of Shenyang, including Dadong District 120, Shenhe District 100, Heping District 100, Huanggu District 100 and Tiexi District 80.
1.2 research methods
1.2. 1 literature method consulted the monographs of sociology, culturology, demography, gerontology, social psychology, sports sociology and other related literature.
1.2.2 questionnaire survey method According to the needs of research, the questionnaire design is mainly composed of the composition characteristics of the participants in yangko activities, the motivation of participating in the activities, the understanding of yangko, the role of yangko and people's attitude towards yangko. The reliability and validity of the intermediate paper are tested. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire meet the requirements of scientific research. 500 questionnaires were distributed and 500 questionnaires were collected, and the recovery rate was 100%. There are 466 valid intermediate papers, and the effective recovery rate is 93. 20%.
1.2.3 mathematical statistics Microsoft Excel is used for statistical processing of survey mathematics.
2. Research results and analysis
2. 1 Composition of Yangko Activists in Shenyang
2. 1. 1 Age characteristics Nowadays, yangko activities are all over Shencheng, and nearly100000 people often participate. The author conducted a survey of Yangko activists. The results show that most of the mass yangko activists in Shenyang are middle-aged and elderly people, especially the elderly, accounting for only 3.86% under 45, 65,438+00.30% between 45 and 54, and 85.84% over 55 (Table 65,438+0), which shows that the elderly population is the main body of yangko activities. Due to the continuous improvement of people's material living standards, people's life expectancy is generally extended, leading to an increase in the elderly population in society. For the elderly population, leaving their original jobs means entering a new living environment. They need to meet new people in the community where they live, maintain and improve their health with a relaxed and happy way of expressing themselves, and seek a way of activities suitable for their age to meet their needs. Therefore, yangko activities are presented to people with a new look.
2. 1.2 Cultural structure In Shenyang Yangko activities, people with junior high school education or below play a major role. Yangge originated from the people and belongs to a popular culture. Participating in yangko activities does not require special cultivation and preparation, and it is easy to learn and understand, so they chose yangko, which is consistent with their aesthetic standards, appreciation standards and education level. Of course, in modern Yangko activities, a certain proportion of participants have a high level of education (Table 2). On the one hand, it shows that Yangko, which was originally the product of agricultural civilization, rose in Shencheng and was accepted by Shencheng people, and was recognized by participants with higher education level; On the other hand, it shows that modern yangko has got rid of the old entertainment mode and evolved into an activity form integrating fitness and entertainment. People realize the practical value of yangko activities, that is, the value of fitness and entertainment, which is one of the important reasons why people from all walks of life can participate in yangko activities.
2. 1.3 The results of economic investigation show that most of the people who take part in yangko activities are working-class families, and only 8.58% of them have a monthly per capita income higher than 1000 yuan, 500-999 yuan 18.88% and 46.39% have a monthly income of 300-499 yuan. At present, the living standard of Yangko activists is average, and most of them are poor. Yangko is a relatively economical form of exercise, so they chose Yangko activities.
2. 1.4 When healthy people enter the old age, the possibility of getting sick increases with age. Many yangko activists take part in yangko activities with the motivation of exercising and preventing diseases. Through the investigation (Table 4), it is shown that Yangko activity has the functions of fitness, disease prevention and treatment. Among yangko activists, the weak and sick were 9.87% and 23.6 1% respectively before participating in yangko activities, but now they are 8. 16% and 16.09%, which shows that participating in yangko activities has improved their physical health. As far as this result is concerned, at least yangko activity is one of the factors that promote their health.
2.2 Meige activists to participate in Meige activities motivation
? In the early 1980s, yangko reappeared in Shenyang for the practical purpose of fitness. Even today, most people in the Yangko team take part in Yangko activities for physical exercise (Table 5). Most activists believe that it is particularly important to have a healthy body as you get older. Enjoy life better in the sunset, and middle-aged and elderly people, especially the elderly, have an unprecedented awareness of health care. Facts show that yangko activities can exercise and treat diseases. According to reports, dance therapeutics? It is in the ascendant in some developed countries, and it is a new discipline with the characteristics of the times? . Yangko activities are widely carried out in Shenyang, and the motivation of fitness and disease removal plays a key role. Yangko activities can strengthen the body and prevent diseases, which is not only logical reasoning, but also an obvious fact.
2.3 Meige activists' understanding of Meige
? After a long history of tempering, yangko is presented to contemporary people with a brand-new look. Yangko in different historical periods reflects the cultural characteristics in different historical periods. In modern society, people's understanding of yangko has also changed (Table 6). This shows that with the changes of society and people's ideas, Shenyang Yangko has realized the transformation from ancient folk dance to mass fitness. Yangko was originally a national folk art deeply loved by farmers, and the fundamental reason for entering the life of urbanites is that this cultural form has distinct multiple functions such as fitness and entertainment.
2.4 The function of singing activities
2.4. 1 fitness function most people have reached a * * * understanding, that is, yangko activities can exercise and enhance physical fitness. Yangko activity is a kind of exercise for the whole body accompanied by music. Dancers move in different directions, speeds, amplitudes and dynamics according to different melodies and rhythms, which have different fitness effects on the body, especially on the nervous system, muscles, breathing and blood circulation systems. The research shows that Yangko activity can reduce TC, TG and LDLC in the blood of middle-aged and elderly people, reduce the deposition of blood vessel wall fat, improve cardiovascular function, increase HDL-G in middle-aged and elderly people, and effectively reduce the incidence of cardiovascular system. According to the research data of Washington Hospital in St. Louis, the United States, beautiful and pleasant music can make the human body secrete a kind of biochemical energy beneficial to health, which can not only eliminate most toxic substances in various organs in the body, but also adjust the physiological function of the human body to the best state, thus improving the immune function of the human body and enhancing physical fitness and endurance. Yangko activists vent their emotions by completing different movements and body language. Because hand-foot exercise can improve blood circulation, improve blood supply to the heart, prevent the occurrence of ischemic heart disease, and achieve the effect of yangko activities to prolong life.