Chinese students threatened with ‘forced exercise’ if they gain weight during Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year is right around the corner and some students in China have been warned that overindulging is a no-no, lest they prefer enforced exercise sessions to lose the holiday weight gain. One teacher, Chen Wei, from the Hangzhou No. 3 Middle School in Zhejiang, China thought it apt to raise awareness about his students' health by posing a rule for the class. If they gain more than four pounds (2 kilograms) during the Lunar New Year holiday, they shall endure a daily run for the entirety of the next term, as per Qianjiang Evening News via South China Morning Post on Jan. 29. According to Wei, he thought up the idea while wandering around the mall with friends. "I saw a weighing...

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