PRESIDENT GURBANGULY BERDYMUHAMEDOV HAS MADE AN ASCENSION TO THE HEALTH PATH AND TOOK A BICYCLE RIDE

In the morning of his weekend, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov made an ascension to the Health path and was engaged in sports exercises. The model example of the leader of the nation in active leisure plays a huge role in promotion of principles of healthy life style in society, popularisation of health and sports movement among Turkmen nationals, especially among the youth.
The Health path laid at the foothills of the Kopet Dagh is a kind of a symbol of the state policy in the field of popularisation of healthy life style. This walking path has become a favourite place of productive leisure of citizens of Ashgabat and visitors of the capital as a centre of large mass sports and cultural actions.
During walk on the mountain route the leader of the nation admired magnificence of local nature. In the prosperous epoch of powerful state a systematic and at the same time, a complex approach to education of the rising generation in the spirit of love to Fatherland, creation of all conditions for improvement of physical health of the youth by means of practice of sports is undertaken to urge promotion of intensification of work of immune system and prevention of seasonal infectious diseases.
According to the medical data, fruits of pistachio tree possess high nutrition. In their composition, there are many vitamins necessary for organism. Thus, mass planting of that useful evergreen tree will allow providing abundance of nuts useful to the person.
This year, which is passing under the motto «Turkmenistan – Homeland of peace and trust», our sportsmen also have occupied prize-winning places, successfully having acted in international tournaments, including the Olympic level that grows out of optimum training of sportsmen of world level in our country.
Continuing the ascension on the Health path, the leader of the nation, as always, covered a multi-kilometre walking route.
On his way the head of the state examined the territory along a mountain path and also a place of erection of a monument to the thinker, poet-classic Makhtumkuli Fragi where now with accelerated rates proceed the building and accomplishment work. This enormous monumental sculpture in size, which is a symbol of boundless love and honouring of our people of the great writer, is visible in the distance.
Having finished the ascension to the Health path, the head of the state noted necessity to hold in the centre of unrelenting attention the issues connected with popularisation and development of sports of higher achievements and mass physical training movement, wide involvement of all levels of population, especially the youth in them. As President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov underlines, the nation’s health, education of the physically developed young people, attached to high humanistic and moral ideals always were and will be priority goals of the state.
Upon completion of the ascension to the Health path the leader of the nation made a bicycle ride. Magnificence of surrounding places, picturesque hills of foothills - the best support of sports morning. Well matched to beauty of this landscape against spurs of the Kopet Dagh rising in the distance – white marble magnificence of Ashkhabad.
During the bicycle ride the head of the state admired beauty of these places. In the autumn morning the pleasant cool here reigns, broad lands please a look with bright paints. At this time of the year, Turkmen nature radiates unusually quivering charm and all salutary, vivifying force.
On his way, the President of the country examined vicinities. The open space of valleys organically adjoins to modern high-rise buildings of the capital, which envelops with a pearl necklace its southern limits.
And nearby architectural ensembles shining under the sun of the white marble coated capital which for years of large scale transformations under the direction of the leader of the nation Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has become one of the most beautiful and comfortable cities of the world, stretch.
Today development of the central city of the country is planned on a long-term basis. As the basic directions of the town-planning policy the effective utilisation of high technologies and expertise, consecutive realisation of innovative programs on accomplishment, creation of the most comfortable living conditions including both social making and aesthetic, the leader of the nation marks.
The announcement of June 3 as world bicycle day is an expression of support of initiatives of our neutral state, the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, which are entirely directed to the strengthening of peace, friendly and constructive relations, including promotion of international cooperation in sports.
Regular practice of sports helps people to spend a free time with advantage. Physical exercises well influence attention, memory, stimulate intellectual work, promoting formation of harmonious personality. Physical training brings up persistence to achieve goals, will, and diligence.