discussion keeps the world turning.
This is Roundtable.
First, we joke that we're training for the Olympics.
Then the joke is about the ultimate destination of exercise is rehabilitation.
For millions of young Chinese, that punchline is now a medical bill.
From marathons to badminton to skiing,
a fitness-obsessed generation is limping into clinics faster than the system can handle them.
So what's breaking here?
Is it just the bodies or the culture that tells us to rest and wait?
Coming to you from our studios here in Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm Fei Fei.
For today's program, I'm joined by Steve Hardley and Yusheng.
Not long ago, going to see a doctor in China meant something was seriously, seriously wrong,
could be a fever, a fraction, you know, basically something that puts you in a hospital bed.
That idea of walking into a clinic because your knee felt a little
off after a run wouldn't have registered as a real reason to go to that place.
You'd rest, rub it, and wait.
But that mindset is now disappearing.
You can see it happening in real physical terms.
Sports rehabilitation and physiotherapy clinics are opening across Chinese cities