In recent years, Huai'an City has vigorously promoted the high-quality development of public fitness initiatives by improving sports facilities, establishing comprehensive mass sports event systems, and optimizing scientific fitness services.

Huai'an has made continuous efforts to improve public access to sports facilities. The city has built more than 20,000 sports venues of various types at all levels, covering nearly 20 million square meters, of which the total length of fitness trails is more than 3,000 kilometers, and the per capita area of public sports venues has reached 4.36 square meters. Regular renewal and maintenance of outdoor fitness facilities are carried out consistently, achieving a fitness facility integrity rate of 92%. The city's 12 public stadiums are open to the public either for free or at a low charge, complemented by value-added services such as fitness guidance, physical fitness testing, knowledge popularization, and sports events.

Additionally, Huai'an has held extensive public fitness events. The city focuses on building a multi-level sports event system. It has successfully held several large-scale special fitness activities, such as the National Power Surfboard League, the National Workers' Table Tennis League Finals, and the Municipal Folklore Games. These events frequently attract tens of thousands of participants and foster city-wide engagement. In recent years, the city has hosted over 1,000 mass sports events annually, covering nearly 100 sports disciplines, such as square dancing, fitness walking, and board games, attracting over 2 million participants.

Moreover, Huai'an has been continuously optimizing scientific fitness services for the public. Every year, the city conducts more than 100 training sessions for social sports instructors of all levels and types. It has developed more than 4,000 new social sports instructors. The city has also successfully established a "1+9" sports promotion and health center network, with the Huai'an Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention serving as the provincial-level pilot unit, facilitating the deep integration of public fitness and public health initiatives. The city has 55 municipal-level specialized sports associations, nearly 400 district- and county-level sports associations, and fitness teams distributed across both urban and rural areas.