The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in. But Gao Yuqi, a 14-year-old student from Xiangtan, 1 at 7:00 am to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday. In fact, this exercise was part of his 2.

    Gao was not 3. Many schools across the country asked students to 4 during the winter holiday. Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination(中考). In Xiangtan, the score is now up to 50 points.

    Because of this, Gao's school asked students to run on 5 days and exercise indoors if the weather was bad. Students had to post exercise photos in 6 classes' QQ groups. At the Golden Apple Jincheng No. 1 Secondary School in Chengdu, students have daily exercise plans. For example, they have to skip rope(跳绳)for two 7 and do three sets of sit-up each day. Their parents sign off on their plans after they finish exercising.

    This has been a big challenge for many students, 8 it has also helped to make exercise become a bigger part of their daily lives. Huang Zhicheng, a 14-year-old student at the same school as Gao, used to 9 running. But he is now able to run for half an hour every day. "I have decided to keep doing this in the future," he said.  

    Luo Zikun, a 12-year-old student at the Golden Apple School in Chengdu, fell in love with exercise during the holiday. He skips rope for more than 10 minutes every day. "I didn't exercise a lot in the past, Now it's time to 10!" he said.

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