Once taken from their homes, the children are housed in the facility in Beijing, where they are trained each day in gymnastics. Many reports claim that their regular schooling is minimal at best. The level of their training is so intense that the childrens' abilities peak between the ages of 12 and 14 - well before they enter puberty. According to modern medical research, such training practices are extremely dangerous and detrimental to the child's physical development. The adverse impact of such rigorous training seriously impacts the rest of their life, leaving them susceptible to serious injury even after they retire from gymnastics.

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