Fitting ancient wisdom into a modern lifestyle

Two years ago, Song Fei's scoliosis and lumbar pain was getting worse, despite years of exercise at the gym. A month after she started practicing taijiquan, however, the posture problem and the pains that had been bothering her for such a long time were fading away.

Song, 29, a Shanghai-based fitness vlogger, has been sharing the changes in her body and mind after learning taijiquan on lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu. Besides practicing each morning, she also weaves elements of the Chinese martial art into her fitness courses.

China's taijiquan has become increasingly popular as a form of mind-body exercise, meditation and stress reduction, especially among young people.