A super-fit Chinese doctor who amazed millions with her incredibly muscular figure has said that gym workouts are 'just a hobby' for her.

Yuan Herong, a 30-year-old traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, started exercising two years ago because she wanted to 'look stronger'.

With the simple goal in mind, she hits the gym five times a week come rain or shine, and her gruelling exercising sessions have earned her an unbelievably ripped physique and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.

Physician Yuan Herong (pictured) has amazed the internet after showing off her astonishing body on social media platforms. Ms Yuan, 30, comes from the Chinese city of Qingdao

The traditional Chinese practitioner confessed that exercising in the gym was just her hobby. She said she would not give up her day job no matter how successful her training becomes

The fitness fanatic, who has been dubbed 'the real-life Chun-Li', told Ruptly: 'I just take it as a hobby to exercise naturally without medication.'

Footage shows her doing an intensive training session, including lifting weights, doing pull ups and stretching muscles.

Ms Yuan, a part-time model and competitor in professional bodybuilding contests, told Chinese news outlet NetEase she would not give up her day job not matter how successful her gym training becomes.

She then showed her hands which were full of calluses caused by her tough exercise routine.

Ms Yuan works in a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Qingdao. She said she was proud of her body, even though her hands were full of calluses caused by her tough exercise routine

The online sensation has been billed as 'the real-life Chun-Li' after a character from video game Street Fighter. But some critics have accused her of being 'unfeminine'

The online sensation was born into a family of doctors and her parents ordered her to forsake her dream of being a kung fu fighter and study traditional Chinese medicine for a stable future.

Ms Yuan said that she enjoyed recording TV shows and doing photo-shoots at weekend.

The gym lover, whose husband is also a doctor and five years her senior, added that one of the things she liked the most was to cook meals with her partner using recipes based on traditional Chinese medicine.

She brushed off criticism from some web users who accused her of being 'unfeminine'.

'No matter what the others say, I don't care. I am indeed a fitness fanatic. As long as I am happy, then that's fine,' she said.

The medics says she has always been a fan of sports since she was a child, particularly Chinese Kung Fu, but her parents wanted her to go to medical school in order to have a stable career

At the beginning, Ms Yuan started to exercise because she wanted herself to 'look stronger', but the fitness fanatic, who works at a clinic in eastern China, now competes nationally

According to the medical worker, she doesn't need to work shifts, therefore she is able to exercise in the evening after work. She says she goes to the gym four to five times a week

Ms Yuan works as a physician in a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in the city of Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province.

She has always been a fan of sports since childhood, particularly Chinese Kung Fu.

'Both my parents are doctors. At first, I didn't really want to study traditional Chinese medicine, I liked martial arts,' Ms Yuan told MailOnline previously.

'My parents told me not to give up my medical studies because they said it was a career that could benefit me for all my life,' the medic added.

Initially Ms Yuan took yoga class, but she soon realised it couldn't help her grow muscles which was her goal at the time, so she hired a private instructor for a year to give her training

Her fate changed when she met Zhang Wei, a professional bodybuilder, through work. Mr Zhang encouraged her to compete in bodybuilding contest and trained her systematically

Ms Yuan followed her parents' advice and pursued an academic route until she obtained a doctor's degree.

But when her school days were over, the keen sports lover finally decided to listen to her own heart. She began to spend more and more time in the gym.

'I started by taking up yoga class, such as pilates, but then I realised workouts like these couldn't really help me grow muscles, so I hired a private instructor to give me training.'

Ms Yuan started to take up bodybuilding after she met Zhang Wei, a professional bodybuilder, through work.

Ms Yuan is pictured displaying her muscles in a national competition held by the Chinese Bodybuilding Association last month in Qingdao, the provincial capital of Shandong

The determined gym-goer tasted success when she won the second place of the competition

Speaking of future, Ms Yuan said she wanted to learn martial arts through a Kung Fu master

Ms Yuan is seen showing off her Chinese Kung Fu moves on stage. 'After I make some money, I will use it to hire a master and learn martial arts. I have never given up my martial arts dream'

Mr Zhang encouraged her to compete in bodybuilding contest and designed a training system for her.

'Because I am a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, I don't need to work shifts. Therefore I get to go to the gym at 5:30pm when I finish work. I go there four to five times a week no matter it rains or not,' Ms Yuan said.

'I have thought of giving up. Training is a tough, painful, tiring and lonely process.

'But when I saw my muscles becoming more and more toned, I felt it was worth it,' said Ms Yuan who also does modelling on the side.

In September, the determined gym-goer tasted success when she won the second place of women's Class-A competition in a national championship held by the Chinese Bodybuilding Association.

Yet, Ms Yuan has never given up her dream of becoming a Kung Fu fighter.

Speaking of future, Ms Yuan said she wanted to learn martial arts.

'After I make some money, I will use it to hire a master and learn martial arts. I have never given up my martial arts dream,' she said.