Demand for upscale gyms looking healthy

BEIJING - Yu Jing, 35, an office worker in Beijing, takes an expensive approach to fitness.

She gave up a 1,000-square-meter gym with an annual fee of 2,000 yuan ($291). Instead, she paid 9,000 yuan for 36 one-hour courses in a fitness studio located in a three-bedroom apartment.

"It is not a bargain, but I think the exercise will be more effective under the guidance of a private coach," she said.