The city has a 3-mile run every year and each school has one sport event every year.

Kunming is a great place for altitude training. It attracts many international level sports teams and athletes to train. As you already know, high altitude training help athletes builds endurance. The Chinese and Korean soccer team trains in Kunming. The Chinese women’s distance running team also trains in Kunming.

A lot of the city is polluted. It is not recommended to run during the day. Early during the day before the sun rise is a great time.

Many teams train around HaiGeng area, where there is less population and a lot of trees. If you like to jog, you might want to find hotels close to HaiGeng so you can get better air each day.

A lot of old folks do Gong Fu/Kung Fu, Tai Qi along the Green Lake Park.