Stunned! Old Chinese Work Out in Parks, Impress Foreigners

Videos of Chinese elderly exercising in parks are being shared like crazy all over Douyin for exhibiting their incredible gymnastic prowess to the public.

They’re making horizontal bar standing and 360 degree loops look so easy, yet it takes years to master.

Are you as shocked by this as we are?

They could easily fool us as professional acrobats!

Performing the “skywalk” with amazing strength…

But if you think those performances are only done by grandpas, think again…

Damas have their own bag of tricks!

Passersby can’t believe their own eyes, including groups of young foreign residents, feeling both amazed and slightly ashamed of their inability to do what those older generations are exhibiting with class and ease.

Fitness takes time and practice to make a habit. 

Stop dreaming about it. Train for it.

But sometimes, training takes a wrong turn and looks more bizarre and funnier than it should.

Is this woman a conductor or…

Exercising is about discipline and commitment, both to improve your physical capabilities but also to your own health and safety, hence why executing movements with proper form, in addition to warming up and stretching, is of paramount importance. 

Editor: Crystal H

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