Preamble:
If you want to say who the hottest star is in 2022, it must be Liu Genghong, who took everyone to do aerobics and gained more than 50 million fans in half a month, leading a wave of fitness in the country.
Liu Genghong and his wife dance aerobics
However, the sport of aerobics has actually blossomed all over China as early as the 90s of the last century, and even CCTV will have 5 minutes of live broadcast of aerobics every day, which is the favorite program of many beauty-loving girls.
At that time, the woman who set off this wave of fitness was the daughter of a general, her name was MCA, and she was also known as a generation of "bodybuilding queens".
However, Ma Hua, who is so health-conscious, passed away early at the age of 41, and her body is still covered with bruises and scars, was she beaten by her husband, or is there another hidden reason?
Mca
The general's daughter loves fitness
In 1959, a little girl was born in a military family, she was MCA, although her father was already a general at that time, but he did not pamper her at all.
Mca
Whenever her father was training, MCA would also learn well at a young age, and her father came up with the idea of letting her wear a military uniform, and after graduating from MCA High School, she put on a military uniform.
During that time, she happened to get acquainted with calisthenics, a way of doing exercises that follow the rhythm of movement, which attracted MCA's attention.
MCA (left)
At that time, MCA's sister needed to go abroad often because of her work, so she asked her sister to bring back the foreign aerobics tapes, just to fulfill her "aerobics dream".
Later, MCA began to imitate aerobics abroad, but due to different concepts, she only showed it in front of her family.
Mca
When MCA's love for aerobics far exceeded her work, she chose to quit the "iron rice bowl" that everyone envied, and resolutely devoted herself to the aerobics industry.
Mca
In 1985, few people in the country knew what bodybuilding was, and when they saw MCA dancing in front of the camera in bold clothes, they pointed fingers at her.
Mca
In the end, MCA's mother and sister couldn't stand the criticism of outsiders, so they began to persuade her to change careers, they didn't know what aerobics brought to MCA.
Mca
Before she resigned, she was a weak announcer, and since she practiced Xi aerobics, the annoying cold and fever never appeared in her life again.
MCA's work card
Therefore, when she decided to engage in the aerobics industry, her father was the first to support, he originally wanted his daughter to live a healthy life, but he did not expect that this decision would bury hidden dangers for his daughter's health.
Mca
In December 1998, when MCA's first fitness club was established in Jiaodaokou, Beijing, her husband also gave up his own business and resolutely joined the fitness industry.
MCA (Chinese)
At that time, many fitness venues used "fitness city" or "fitness center", and in MCA's eyes, the role of fitness venues could not be limited to this, so the name "club" was used.
Maybe she wouldn't have thought that a wind of calisthenics sweeping the country was about to start by her.
Mca
The first person to set off a wave of calisthenics in the country
MCA, who became a coach, had more pressure on her, and she experienced a lot of ups and downs from imitation at the beginning to innovation later, but she persevered.
Mca
In particular, MCA's unique attraction and passion in class made the students sweat like rain under her leadership, and their physical condition has also been greatly improved.
MCA led the students to dance
In 1990, the arrival of the Asian Games made everyone pay more and more attention to health, and even many people spared no expense to hire professional guidance in the gym.
Mca
Seeing the future of fitness, MCA will not miss this opportunity, she and her friends have opened branches, not only students, but also those coaches who come to her have become her most loyal supporters.
MCA (middle) and other coaches
With the word of mouth of these people, MCA became more and more famous in the fitness circle, and in 1991, domestic bodybuilding magazines also broke the routine and switched to using MCA, which is in the limelight in China, as the cover.
Bodybuilding magazines
Since then, MCA has been present at many parties, and the reason why she is running around so much is to let more people pay attention to health and get a good body through aerobics.
Mca
In 1993, when MCA appeared in front of the CCTV camera and led everyone to dance for 5 minutes every day, a wave of aerobics that swept the country was formed.
Mca
Children like to lie in bed, but as long as they hear the voice of Sister MCA from the TV, they will also leave the warm bed and follow along.
MCA dancing aerobics
Girls who love beauty finally want to sleep lazily on the weekend, but when they think that they can have a better figure by practicing exercises with MCA, they will instantly leave the "hotbed" that makes people fall and join the training.
MCA (left)
Even some elderly people, even if they can't keep up with MCA's progress, still do some stretching exercises slowly, and after some activities, it seems to be back to their youth.
MCA (Chinese)
Although it is only a short 5 minutes, the benefits to everyone are obvious, but Ma Hua took the 5 minutes in front of this camera, but it took dozens of 5 minutes to get it back.
Mca
In 1998, the Spring Festival Gala also invited Ma Hua to take the stage and perform the "Health Song" suitable for all ages, bringing the wave of national fitness to a new level.
However, just when the career was booming, MCA disappeared for more than 6 months, what happened?
MCA (Chinese)
Disease-ridden
Ma Hua, who came down from the Spring Festival Gala, ushered in her 39th birthday at the end of that year, and it was on that day that her gym opened in a hurry just after the renovation was completed.
Mca
Looking back on the past, from the beginning of 1984 to the current prosperity, how much effort MCA has put in just 14 years, but it is all worth it.
Mca
After a short celebration, MCA devoted herself to a busy substitute class, in addition to substitute classes, she also had to spend time on improving calisthenics, and staying up late became a Xi thing for her.
Moreover, she also owns dozens of chain fitness stores across the country, and such a business also makes it difficult for her to notice her health.
MCA (Chinese)
In 2000, MCA appeared in a sports documentary on CCTV, but she did not look healthy, and she often coughed in the show.
In addition, everyone also found that the former "bodybuilding queen" had a lot of bruises and scars on her body, and it is no wonder that many people thought that she was beaten by her husband.
Bruises and scars on MCA's body
In fact, MCA and her husband are very affectionate, and the scars on her body are a warning that her body is overwhelmed, but she doesn't take it to heart.
Moreover, this kind of thing often happened in those years, and MCA often took a few pills to solve it, and no one would have thought how difficult it was at the moment of the onset of the disease.
MCA (left)
On February 16, 2001, MCA started substitute teaching as usual, and despite all kinds of physical discomfort, she still persevered until the end, but two days later, there was no news from MCA.
It turned out that she was sent to the hospital, and the doctor's words were like a thousand pounds of boulders, smashing all the hopes of her family - leukemia.
Doctor's diagnosis
In order to take care of MCA, the family began to get busy, and the elder brother arranged for 24-hour rotation to take care of the staff, and began to look for various useful medicines.
Her husband also has no intention of working, and is always by his wife's side, as long as she says a word, he will feel much more at ease.
MCA (right)
MCA, who has always been strong, was tormented by this disease to the point of pain, however, the belief in promoting calisthenics supported her.
Mca
Later, after many efforts, the hospital finally determined that her brother and her bone marrow were a good match, and they were ready to undergo surgery, but unfortunately, MCA left the world she loved forever before the day of surgery.
Although she is gone, the spirit of loving sports has been passed on forever.
Mca
Epilogue:
At the time of the rise of calisthenics, MCA threw herself into this wave, and through her efforts, she led many people to start exercising and paying attention to their health, so she was praised as the "Queen of Bodybuilding".
She relied on her own efforts, appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, opened a fitness club, and set off a storm of learning Xi aerobics across the country, but unfortunately, this heroine suffered from leukemia in her golden year, and finally regretfully left everyone.
Finally, I hope that everyone will remember to exercise more and pay attention to their physical health after work.
(Source: All content stated in this article is based on reliable sources, and is repeated at the end of the article)
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