Singing star's exercise regime is hitting the right note with fans

The most likely place to find a pop singer is either in a recording studio or on the stage. Certainly not at a boxing gym - unless the singer is Tan Weiwei, that is. She happens to be a devoted boxing and Muay Thai enthusiast and regularly posts video clips and pictures of herself exercising on Sina Weibo.

In January, she posted four photos displaying her ripped abs, leaving her 10 million followers agog with admiration. Before long, the pictures went viral on social media. "You are brilliant! Can I feel your abs please?" one of her followers commented on the post. As a standout contestant on the popular TV show Super Girls in 2006, and a well-known singer among China's younger generation, Tan never expected she would also find fame as a fitness fanatic.

Three years ago, Tan stumbled across a newly-opened Thai boxing studio in her neighborhood. She was curious and, without hesitation, signed up for a trial class. It did not take long before she was hooked.