A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner has soared to fame after revealing what's underneath her white coat: her incredibly toned muscles.
Fitness fanatic Yuan Herong, 30, started exercising two years ago because she wanted to 'look stronger'.
With the simple goal in mind, she hits the gym five times a week come rain or shine, and her gruelling workouts have earned her an unbelievably ripped physique and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
Ms Yuan works as a physician in a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in the city of Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province.
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She says she has always been a fan of sports since childhood, particularly Chinese Kung Fu, but her parents wanted her to have a stable career.
'Both my parents are doctors. At first, I didn't really want to study traditional Chinese medicine, I liked martial arts,' Ms Yuan told MailOnline.
'My parents told me not to give up my medical studies because they said it was a career that could benefit me for all my life,' the medic added.
Ms Yuan followed her parents' advice and pursued an academic route until she obtained a doctor's degree.
But when her school days were over, the keen sports lover finally decided to listen to her own heart. She began to spend more and more time in the gym.
'I started by taking up yoga class, such as pilates, but then I realised workouts like these couldn't really help me grow muscles, so I hired a private instructor to give me training.'
Ms Yuan started to take up bodybuilding after she met Zhang Wei, a professional bodybuilder, through work.
Mr Zhang encouraged her to compete in bodybuilding contest and designed a training system for her.
'Because I am a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, I don't need to work shifts. Therefore I get to go to the gym at 5:30pm when I finish work. I go there four to five times a week no matter it rains or not,' Ms Yuan said.
'I have thought of giving up. Training is a tough, painful, tiring and lonely process.
'But when I saw my muscles becoming more and more toned, I felt it was worth it,' said Ms Yuan who also does modelling on the side.
Last month, the determined gym-goer tasted success when she won the second place of women's Class-A competition in a national championship held by the Chinese Bodybuilding Association.
Yet, Ms Yuan has never given up her dream of becoming a Kung Fu fighter.
Speaking of future, Ms Yuan said she wanted to learn martial arts.
'After I make some money, I will use it to hire a master and learn martial arts. I have never given up my martial arts dream,' she said.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
