Inside China’s “fat prisons:” the $600 camps where inmates exercise 12 hours a day

As if the pressure to look good wasn’t enough, there’s an emerging trend in China that’s ramping up weight loss to lightning-fast levels, which are colloquially known as “fat camps.”

Similar to how a boot camp works, Australian influencer @eggeats details through her Instagram posts how the routine side of things works, over thunderous rave music.

The “fat camps” entail a painstaking four-week program that costs around $600. Participants aren’t allowed to leave the site, but all their meals and accommodation needs are thrown in. They are not allowed to leave the location.

The influencer has revealed that she lost a significant 4kg over the duration of her time there, in a glorification of the forceful initiative.

A typical day begins at 7.30 a.m., when the alarm goes off, before a bouncing morning aerobics session. Typically, a morning meal includes eggs, tomato, bread, and cucumbers, to which the influencer expressed surprise about the inclusion of carbs.

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After that, they transition from cardio to an intense weight training session, followed by lunch. Then it’s two hours of spin classes and a rampant level of circuit training.

When browsing the comments, every little detail is catered to, with one query being “how are your bowel movements with this diet? Because I feel like mine would be moving really well,” to which @eggeats reports that there’s no problem in that department.

Another striking element is that there’s a slew of interest from potential subscribers, especially asking if the center accepts foreigners. The reply from the influencer is affirmative, with others pitching in, saying that if you’re of a different ethnicity, the worst you’ll face is curiosity.

Race isn’t the main discussion on the menu, though, as social media “going over” includes the theme of a dangerous approach to fight obesity.