Nanjing Agricultural University now offers a weight loss class for overweight students. Students must be weighed before enrolment, and the course is graded on the amount of weight an individual student loses.

Teacher Zhou Quanfu said that to be eligible for the class, students must have a BMI (body mass index) of 30 or higher.  

Zhou said that he collected detailed information on each student’s waist measurements, cholesterol, height, weight, and more to ensure that students would be able to enter the course.

The course started in October. Zhou tailored exercise courses for the students, who exercised three to four times a week for six weeks. In each 90 minute session, students jogged, power-walked and did other cardio as well as sit-ups, push-ups, planks, and more. The work-outs were adjusted to each students’ ability and physical conditions.

Now, the weight loss course is in its second semester, with 36 official participants. “This semester nearly 50 people signed up. After my screening session, there are 36 people chosen for the class,” said Zhou. Last semester, the class had 26 participants.

Source: inews.qq.com

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