Fitness, driver of consumer market

Gyms, health clubs, group workouts and keep-fit video apps transform lifestyles

Saturday mornings appear to be ideal for fitness-crazy Shanghai groups to have fun in the form of dance-like workouts outdoors.

Some 500 lined up last Saturday to join a one-hour event. The venue was disco-like. Les Mills, one of the world's largest developers of group workouts, kicked off its global tour for 2016 beside the shimmering Huangpu.