Nan Hsing News Today

Earlier this month, Tainan Nankwang Senior High School in the city’s Sinying District (新營) held a student bodybuilding contest on campus, and about 90 students competed in swimsuits or trunks, while some professional bodybuilders were invited by the school to serve as judges for the event. As the popularity of working out continues to increase, the new trend has also hit local schools, with a number of colleges and senior-high schools setting up gyms on campus. Apart from aerobic exercise,...

Assisting the ‘iGen’ in finding well-being By Chao Nan-hsing 趙南星 A user on the National Development Council’s Public Policy Participation Network Platform wrote that the number of teenagers with depression has tripled over the past few years, and that up to 84 percent of Taiwanese teenagers have experienced depression, suggesting that junior-high schools should address mental health as part of their health and sports curriculum. The proposal drew the support of thousands of people. ...