Slimming summer
Updated: 2013-08-09 09:21
(China Daily)
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Many parents choose to send their teenage children to body-shaping camps during the summer holidays
Nowadays, more Chinese teenagers are facing weight problems as a result of too much high-calorie foods and lack of exercise. In Zhengzhou, the local children's hospital holds summer camps to help overweight children lose weight and more importantly, build a healthier lifestyle.
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Camp members rope skipping for fun and exercise. Photos by Zhang Tao / for China Daily |
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They are only allowed to eat one piece of watermelon at a time. |
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Swimming is an important part of the body-shaping program. |
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Camp members help each other do sit-ups. |
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By the end of the camp, Tuo Zhan had lost nearly 10 kilograms. |
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GOING UP: The Shanghai Tower rises above the city. The 580-meter building will be the tallest in China. Zhou Dongchao / for China Daily |
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BEAR-FACED: A girl has her face painted at Taipei Zoo to celebrate the 1-month birthday of the first cub of the two pandas given by the mainland. Zhao Shuangjie / for China Daily |
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MICRO MELON: A thumb watermelon grown by a company in Jiangsu province. It originated in South America and can be eaten without peeling. Zhu Jipeng / for China Daily |
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LOCAL ENGAGEMENT: A European tourist "smokes" a matchmaker's pipe while travelling through Xi'an in his camper van. He is one of a group of 40 in their 60s and 70s who had driven from Europe. Yuan Jingzhi / for China Daily |
(China Daily European Weekly 08/09/2013 page4)
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