Man makes huge wooden shoes for weight training
Updated 22:02, 07-Sep-2018
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A man from northeast China’s Jilin Province is keeping fit in his own way. /VCG Photo

A man from northeast China’s Jilin Province is keeping fit in his own way. /VCG Photo

The 70-year-old Lu Jingfa made a pair of wooden shoes to train every morning. The shoes are 35 centimeters high and weigh around four kilograms each. /VCG Photo

The 70-year-old Lu Jingfa made a pair of wooden shoes to train every morning. The shoes are 35 centimeters high and weigh around four kilograms each. /VCG Photo

Lu said that he can walk around 3 kilometers each day and climb 1,800 steps while wearing the shoes. He started with wooden shoes only 2cm high, but gradually increased the height up to the current 35cm. /VCG Photo

Lu said that he can walk around 3 kilometers each day and climb 1,800 steps while wearing the shoes. He started with wooden shoes only 2cm high, but gradually increased the height up to the current 35cm. /VCG Photo

"The everyday workout [from] wearing this shoe has helped me with the varicosity in my legs," Lu told the photo agency VCG. /VCG Photo

"The everyday workout [from] wearing this shoe has helped me with the varicosity in my legs," Lu told the photo agency VCG. /VCG Photo