Zheng Duoyan created a fitness gymnastics system through her own weight loss experience, which is popular in Asia. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
"Wearing Little Red Riding Hood and fast-paced music, she dances easy-to-learn aerobics. Zheng Duoyan, a representative of aerobics from South Korea, swept the domestic fitness circle more than ten years ago. She once managed to lose 20 kilograms in eight weeks, and choreographed her weight loss experience into aerobics to share with more people. What she didn't expect was that this set of aerobics could set off a boom in South Korea, Japan, China, and even European and American countries.
It has been nearly 20 years since Zheng Duoyan created aerobics in 2005, and her aerobics is still the best choice for many people to lose fat and shape up. In an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing News, she said that she will never stop sharing fitness concepts.
At the age of 36
She proves that fat people can also lose weight
Born in South Korea in 1966, Jung Do-yeon is an interior designer with a slender figure and a beautiful face, but everything changed after she got married and had children. The original weight of 48 kilograms soared all the way to 68 kilograms. Her husband's dream words of "I really miss the way you used to be", coupled with the damage caused by obesity to her body, made her determined to lose weight.
After trying a variety of methods such as diet control, seeking help from medication, and using massage, Zheng Duoyan's weight loss plan never progressed, rebounded, rebounded, and had "side effects" on the body - dizziness, back pain, physical exhaustion, and mental damage caused by the sense of failure. On the advice of her doctor, she began to focus on losing weight through exercise. Unexpectedly, eight weeks later, she managed to lose 49 kilograms. That year, she was 36 years old.
After trying many weight loss methods to no avail, Zheng Duoyan lost 49 kilograms in just eight weeks through exercise and fitness. Photo/Zheng Duoyan Weibo
"When I first exercised, I didn't think I had any athletic talent. She tried to find help from the book. At that time, she read many sports-related books and magazines published in Korea, and bought many original English books. "Actually, I can't read a lot of theories. I can only apply what I have learned Xi into practice, and then gradually find a suitable way to exercise. Zheng Duoyan said.
Before losing weight, Zheng Duoyan had low self-esteem, negativity, and lack of self-confidence in the face of many things, but after successfully losing weight, she not only had a healthy body, but also became more confident. From a beginner to a fitness expert, Zheng Duoyan can personally experience the pain and entanglement of the public when they work hard to lose weight but can't get results. Why can't we design a set of aerobics patterns that are suitable for everyone?" "The original intention at that time was very simple, that is, through my experience, to bring happiness to those who are suffering from weight loss, and let them know that anyone can achieve a healthy life through exercise to lose fat. Breaking prejudice is also what Zheng Duoyan cares about the most, "When I was fat, I could feel the prejudice from my surroundings. In particular, many people believe that fat people can never lose weight, and it is difficult to lose weight. I want to use my experience to get the public to touch sports, break the prejudice, fitness is not just a sport, but an important factor to support a healthy life."
In 2005, Zheng Duoyan combined her weight loss experience to launch aerobic exercises. At first, many people were just attracted by her inspirational story, but the easy-to-learn movements, circuit training methods, and upbeat music quickly spread in Korea, and it was even hailed by followers as a "weight loss magic exercise".
Targeting Asian populations
At the same time, it reduces fat and highlights the body line
"It's popular in Japan and Korea, but I didn't expect it to be so popular in China. In 2011, with the help of the "Korean Wave", Zheng Duoyan aerobics entered China with the Internet as a carrier. After word of mouth among fitness enthusiasts, its popularity continued to soar, which surprised Zheng Duoyan. "In fact, my aerobics set is specifically designed for Asian physique and body shape. It's not a traditional weight sport built by Westerners, which seems to be a big reason why many people like it," Zheng analyzes. Asians are generally not as tall as Westerners, and if their muscles are too large, they will have certain limitations both visually and in daily life. This requires that the choreography of the movements should not only shape large muscles, but also form small muscles that are slender and tough.
In Zheng Duoyan's fitness concept, Asians are more suitable for highlighting the body line. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Zheng Duoyan's plan is to combine muscle training and aerobic exercise through aerobics exercises to reduce body fat and create a slim, elastic body.
And aerobics itself also has its own uniqueness - without the help of any external force, only by body coordination. Zheng Duoyan found that in order to achieve the effect of aerobic exercise, it is necessary to maintain an exercise intensity of about 15 to 20 minutes and a maximum heart rate of 60%-70%. This means that to get the most out of your cardio when building muscle, you only need to stay in motion for 30 minutes. This makes it easy for all scholars to adapt and not give up easily.
After countless attempts and adjustments, she created a number of aerobics types for the training of different body parts: aerobics exercise, which is the most balanced ratio of strength training and aerobic exercise, consisting of various muscle Xi, from weak to strong, the trainer can keep up with the training completely without giving up; dumbbell exercise, using dumbbells to exercise the muscles of various parts to prevent unnecessary muscle development, including arms, shoulders, Back and lower back, and mat exercises, a high-intensity strength cardio exercise that can be performed sitting or lying on the floor, were created to provide unique stimulation for the abdomen, lower back and lower body......
In Zheng Duoyan's view, aerobics is a gradually increasing intensity exercise. "It's easy to start and hard to finish. Only in this way will blood circulation gradually improve, so that the effect of exercise can be maximized and possible side effects of sudden movement can be prevented". In addition, repeating the same movement countless times will also make the muscles enter the bottleneck period, so every time you practice Xi, you need to change the stimulation point.
Considering more female audiences, Zheng Duoyan innovated in the choreography of aerobics movements and music collocation. Photo/Zheng Duoyan Weibo
For young women, Zheng Duoyan also made innovations in the music matching of aerobics, "In order to make the movements and music more in tune, I will negotiate with a professional composition team to produce, and all music is created separately." "She and her team put a lot of effort into creating the right music.
Adapt to market developments
Practitioners need to make changes according to public Xi
From the "Zheng Duoyan Storm" sweeping Asia to the present, the communication channel of aerobics culture has long been changed from the Internet to the mobile terminal. However, in the era of short videos, it can only meet the public's viewing, appreciation and consumption of simple content. "According to the statistics of social platforms, there are still many people who prefer workouts with a length of 15 to 30 minutes. Zheng Duoyan said that the fitness field does need to be able to see the results of exercise in a short period of time.
Compared with the content of the aerobics he has shared on social media, it is not difficult to find that whether it is the choreography of the movements or the music matching, Zheng Duoyan's aerobics has always been in line with the current popularity. "We have a different program for each time slot, and we expand the range of followers with 5-minute, 10-minute and 15-minute workouts according to the needs of the public and the fashion trends of the moment. This is also why Zheng Duoyan's aerobics on social media is still sought after by many fitness enthusiasts. Aerobics coach Liu Hongjian said in an interview with the Beijing News that in an environment where the vast majority of fitness users take sweating and fat loss as their main goals, Zheng Duoyan's aerobics is still suitable for the public.
With the increase in the number of fitness people and the transformation of fitness culture, the concept of health has gradually been integrated into life. "In the past, it was more carried out in traditional fitness clubs, and the development of the industry was very weak. Today, there are more ways for people to access fitness content. I can feel that the number and scale of fitness video creators, fitness experts, and live broadcasts with exercises on new media platforms have increased significantly, and sharing an active and healthy lifestyle has become the norm. ”
In Zheng Duoyan's view, in the current fitness market, there are various subdivided exercise methods such as Pilates and yoga, and they are all developing steadily in line with the new trend. Wearable fitness tools and exercise technology using smartphones and electronic devices are gaining traction to help people access the latest workout methods and nutritional information. The popularity of short videos has proven the Xi and tendencies of the public, and as practitioners, we need to make changes and produce content that is in line with current trends. "I will devote more myself to the creation of fitness content, and I will continue to try to interact and communicate with fans through live broadcasts. Zheng Duoyan said.
Beijing News reporter Wang Jisong
Editor-in-Chief Wu Dongni
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