As a result of Hong Kong's return to the PRC, Shanghai is no longer a stranger to the notion of health and fitness. To top that off, China's recent successful bid to host the Olympic games has generated an upsurge in sports enthusiasm. And in Shanghai, one of the pacesetters of the times, a lifestyle integrating fashion trends, health, and recreation is regarded as being emblematic of status.
由於香港的回歸，上海人對於健身運動早已不陌生，再加上「申奧」成功，中國大陸已掀起一股運動風潮，走在時代尖端的上海，更是將時尚、健康、養生、休閒結合的生活型態，視為一種身份地位的表徵。