Jiangsu’s first smart fitness complex opens in Suzhou

2021-06-21 14:52:00

In the Chinese University Basketball Association (CUBA) league held in Suzhou on June 20, the newly built Suzhou Bay Sports Park saw Tsinghua University defeat Peking University 93-75 to complete their title defense.

Suzhou Bay Sports Park is one of the most advanced fitness venues in Jiangsu Province known for its integrated digital operation and sophisticated equipment and services. Covering an area of 171 mu (114,000 sqm), the complex consists of a gymnasium, a swimming pool and an office building, with a total floor area of about 84,000 sqm.

Suzhou Bay Sports Park

There are 28 badminton courts and one event hall, a mix of two standard basketball courts and two half-courts. The swimming section contains a standard pool, a training area and a section for children. Also in the planning is an 11-a-side outdoor football pitch.

The complex has made an extensive application of digital technologies to improve user’s experience, such as the use of face recognition for the swimming pool’s access control, smart lockers, automatic light-control at basketball and badminton courts, and smart passenger flow analysis.

Smart runway healthy interactive screen

Once on the smart track, a runner can find data such as the running distance on a large screen and check the workout records by scanning a QR code.

Li Yaocun, business manager of the complex, said the smart track will incorporate an incentives system so residents can transform the workout data into gifts, such as coupons, vouchers and fitness supplies.

The outdoor basketball court will be open free from 10:00 to 18:00 every workday. The complex also provides beneficial treatment to the disabled and elderly people. Meanwhile, the 24-hour smart gym will be put into operation in August.