China uses a movie to push a fitness craze while we embrace fat acceptance

The movie "You only live once" has surpassed 3.2 billion yuan at the box office, triggering a nationwide fitness craze. In an interview with China Daily Hong Kong, fitness trainer Will Liu said that as an ordinary person, there is no need to lose weight and exercise under… pic.twitter.com/L2IuflNa99

— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) February 25, 2024

Have you ever seen videos of high school physical ed classes? If you're of a certain age do you remember you high school physical ed classes? Have you ever done the test to receive the Presidential Physical Fitness Award?

I'm not sure but all of that seems to have fallen by the wayside.  Additionally if you look at the general public all you see are people that are either obese or approaching it.

I blame American eating style and poor food choices.

But the govt hasn't done its part.  Have you noticed what they've pushed in school.  Have you noticed the different movement like "fat acceptance" and "body shaming"?

It's quite distressing.  We seem to be losing to the Chinese on so many levels.  We're so concerned (rightfully) about the military aspect of things but what about the rest of it?  In my view we're losing even bigger in the "soft" aspect of things.