China's rising obesity fuels demand for weight-loss camps, drawing overseas interest

With weeks of supervised training and controlled meals, stay-in fitness programmes in China are attracting overseas participants looking to build healthier habits.

Participants begin their day with a pre-breakfast cardio session at a weight-loss camp in Beijing's Miyun district.

BEIJING: When Singaporean Alexis Tan booked a trip to China earlier this year, it was not for sightseeing.

The 32-year-old interior designer travelled to Guangdong province in May to spend two weeks at a residential weight-loss camp after coming across videos about similar programmes on social media.

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