Fitness people are considered one of the few “normal” groups among Chinese people.

To get results from working out, the first step is to lose fat scientifically. To lose fat scientifically, you need to understand nutrition. And once you understand nutrition, you must give up TCM wellness and the unhealthy dietary habits of “old-school TCM.”
A scientific diet—especially one that includes lots of protein—rejects those old-school TCM practices: high-carbohydrate, high-sugar, and high-salt meal habits advocated by older generations, and Chinese food made through heavily processed, high-temperature cooking that destroys nutritional value.
Second is training methods: you read all kinds of sports science and nutrition literature, and ultimately you transition into the lifestyle system of modern Western people from a health perspective.
After working out and your stamina improves, you start looking for ways to make money; making money naturally means gravitating toward the United States.
This may also be the fastest route to mental disengagement—breaking away from grand narratives and becoming “awakened” as a modern person.