{"id":55331,"date":"2025-07-10T23:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55331\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T23:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T23:18:19","slug":"sporty-chinese-girl-7-develops-a-passion-for-swimming-and-gets-core-strength-training-from-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55331\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporty Chinese girl, 7, develops a passion for swimming and gets core strength training from dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A seven-year-old Chinese girl caused amazement with her exceptional passion for sport and the core strength she has developed from professional training.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The girl from Qingyuan, southern China\u2019s Guangdong province, is nicknamed Xiaoqilin.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Videos of her performing difficult training tasks with agility at home, which show off the muscular strength she has built up in her abs and legs, have gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Little Xiaoqilin\u2019s amazing strength means she can easily do pull-ups on a fitted bar. Photo: handout\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/49bf57a8-66f4-4c44-ace2-265af6dd5b8d_8cf1d604.jpg\" title=\"Little Xiaoqilin\u2019s amazing strength means she can easily do pull-ups on a fitted bar. Photo: handout\"\/>Little Xiaoqilin\u2019s amazing strength means she can easily do pull-ups on a fitted bar. Photo: handout<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Xiaoqilin\u2019s mother, surnamed Guo, said her daughter began training at home with her father, a professional strength coach, after becoming obsessed with swimming a year ago.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Her father turned their living room into a gym, filling it with all kinds of fitness equipment.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">He designed a training session for his daughter that lasts 20 to 40 minutes a day, during which she mimics swimming strokes to train the muscles needed for the sport.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">She can now perform hardcore curl-ups and dead hangs easily.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The youngster mimics the backstroke by using fitness equipment her father installed at home to build up the muscles she needs in the pool. Photo: handout\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ac560080-a313-4a9e-a7e7-45cd418e9676_379f270e.jpg\" title=\"The youngster mimics the backstroke by using fitness equipment her father installed at home to build up the muscles she needs in the pool. Photo: handout\"\/>The youngster mimics the backstroke by using fitness equipment her father installed at home to build up the muscles she needs in the pool. 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