A Chinese man has launched a secret sideline - by renting himself out as a punchbag for stressed women.

Xiao Lin, a gym coach in Shenyang, in northeast China's Liaoning province, has not told his family about his new venture.  He told the Liaoshen Evening Post: "It fits in well with my day job. I needed more sparring partners anyway. By being a punchbag for women, I can make some money and also practice my self-defence skills and work on my fitness at the same time."

Lin charges 100 yuan (nearly £9) for 30 minutes for his services and says he has already had two customers since launching his new business.  "The first woman was about 25-years-old. She paid for half an hour but soon got tired and spent the rest of her time just chatting to me," he said.  "The second customer also only lasted for a few minutes but they both looked much happier afterwards. It does people good to let off some steam."

I thought the idea of a sparring partner was to learn to fight rather than just absorb punches...

When Xiao Lin saw the queue forming he began to regret his career choice.

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