A motorist was caught doing push-ups on a highway in central China to wake himself up after he admitted he was feeling tired.

The bizarre video, filmed in Badong County in Hubei Province on June 26, shows a man doing push-ups in an emergency lane on a highway.

A police officer asked: "What are you doing here?"

The man said: "Doing push-ups."

"Doing push-ups here at night? Why are you doing push-ups here?" the police officer questioned him.

The man replied: "I am a bit sleepy."

According to reports, the man felt tired and sleepy when he was driving to the service area on a highway. So he parked in the emergency lane and tried to wake himself up by exercising.

The policeman told off the motorist and escorted him to leave safely.

The video was provided by local media with permission.