The sports bureau of Baotou staged a weekly brisk walking activity – known as a power walk -- on April 20, to promote residents’ awareness of health and fitness, reports the Baotou Daily.

Selected as one of the pilot cities for health promotion, Baotou has been engaged in developing its health industry. The city has been organizing power walks on Saturdays since staging the first one in April, 2016, to promote a healthier lifestyle for its citizens. So far, more than 1 million residents have participated in the walking activities.

More than 20,000 residents hit the road for a brisk power walk, after the launch ceremony for this year’s series of walking activities on April 20. [Photo/Baotou Daily]