Beyond the scale: How China's youth redefine fitness and wellbeing

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  Discussion keeps the world turning.

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  This is Roundtable.

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  Hello, welcome to Roundtable,

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  where we serve up piping hot debates on the issues that sizzle in China and beyond.

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  I'm Yohan Lin.

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  If body weight management was once a private struggle, 2025 has made it a public dialogue.

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  A social shift among young Chinese are quietly happening.

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  The majority of Gen Zers still want to manage their weight, but motivations have evolved,

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  from the gaze of others to self-discipline and better health.

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  Exercise dominates, social media provides accountability, and AI even lends emotional companionship.

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  It's no longer about fitness.

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  It's now about the psychology of modern youth.

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  What does it mean when losing weight becomes a metaphor

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  for regaining control in an unpredictable world?

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  Let's go to the bottom of it in today's roundtable.

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  For today's show, I'm joined by Yang Yang and Steve Hallerly.

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  So Yang Yang, this is your first time on the show.

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  Excited, our new friend.

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  Hello.

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  Welcome to the show.

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