Tai Chi Chinese Medicine Fitness Series (1)

Tai Chi is a precious national heritage of our country. It has beautiful postures and soft movements, suitable for both men, women, and young, and is not limited by time and season. It can not only exercise the body, but also prevent and treat diseases. Not only do our people like to practice, but also be welcomed by people from all over the world.

"Tai Chi" comes from the theory of Yin and Yang Eight Trigrams in the ancient Chinese philosophy of "The Book of Changes", and was first seen in the "Tai Chi diagram" of Chen Bo and Zhou Dunyi. This diagram shows that the universe and all things are composed of two opposite and unified yin and yang matter. "Tai Chi" has the meaning of infinite size and infinite smallness, and has the characteristics of round (integrity) and far (wide and boundless). The yin and yang energy are balanced, mutually rooted, growing, constantly moving, endless. Tai Chi It is based on this theory that emphasizes movement and stillness, yin and yang. The body moves outside, and the consciousness moves inside. The shape moves outside, and then divides the virtual and real, and yin and yang. The whole boxing path is based on roundness. Each move and one move is composed of various arc movements, and various movements are composed of Tai Chi diagrams. The mind is focused on the inside, and the movement is controlled by stillness, and the consciousness is used to guide the circulation of qi and blood around the body, like a ring that has no end, and it repeats itself. It can be seen that the so-called "Tai Chi" is a boxing technique based on the philosophy of "Tai Chi" and is composed of actions with Tai Chi diagrams. Its shape is in "Tai Chi", which is intended to be "Tai Chi", so it is named.

Tai Chi has many fitness effects, but there are mainly the following points:

First, people who often practice Tai Chi rarely experience spinal aging degeneration Lesions, that is, spinal hyperplasia or bone spur hyperplasia, have relatively good spinal mobility, and 85.7% of people who do not practice Tai Chi have more degenerative changes in spinal columns (47.2%), and only 20.6% of people who do not practice Tai Chi have an average blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg, while those who do not practice Tai Chi are 154/82 mmHg. The incidence of vascular sclerosis in elderly people who do not practice Tai Chi is lower, accounting for 37.5%, while those who do not practice Tai Chi account for 46.6%. For example, 20 exercise tests for squatting, People who often practice Tai Chi have normal reactions; 35% of people who do not practice Tai Chi show weakness in heart contraction.

Third, they can exercise the nervous system and improve sensory functions. Because when practicing Tai Chi, they require full concentration and no distracting thoughts, and people's thoughts are always focused on movements, so the brain is focused on commanding the changes and coordinated movements of the system functions of various organs in the body, so that the nervous system's self-control ability is improved, thereby improving the function of the nervous system, which is conducive to the brain's full rest and eliminating body fatigue.

Fourth, it can enhance respiratory function and expand lung capacity. This is because when practicing Tai Chi, it is required to sink the qi to the dantian, breathe evenly, thinly, deep, long, and slow, keep the abdomen and wide chest This has a good effect on maintaining the elasticity of lung tissue, enhancing respiratory muscles, improving chest mobility, increasing lung viability, improving lung ventilation and ventilation functions.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the reason why you exercise often is because this exercise can unblock meridians and nourish the correcting qi. When Tai Chi reaches a certain level, you will produce qi phenomena such as abdominal whispering and finger numbness. If you persist in practicing, you can open up the Ren, Du, Da, and Chong meridians after a certain period of time, and at the same time increase the qi in the Dantian, so that people have sufficient essence and energy, strong spirit and healthy body.

It is precisely because Tai Chi has the above many health care effects that often practice Tai Chi for many diseases Prevention and treatment and rehabilitation effects, such as: coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, angina pectoris, recovery period after myocardial infarction, hypertension, rheumatic heart disease and pulmonary generic heart disease, moderate neurasthenia, various types of autonomic nerve disorders, gastrointestinal neurosis, senile constipation, complications of gastroenterology and duodenal ulcers, chronic bronchitis, chronic inactive tuberculosis and many other diseases. In addition, since Tai Chi can nourish kidney essence, strengthen muscles and bones, and resist diseases, persisting in this exercise frequently can prevent premature aging, delay aging, and prolong life.

The key points of Tai Chi:

Failure neck top strength: The head and neck seem to lift upwards, and keep it upright, and be loose but not stiff and can turn. If the strength is upright, the center of gravity of the body can remain stable.

Hug the chest and pull the back, sink the shoulders and drop the elbows: refers to the posture of chest, back, shoulders and elbows. The chest should be held and not straight, shoulders should not be raised but sinking, elbows should not be raised but drooped, and the whole body should be relaxed naturally.

The hands and eyes are in line with each other, with the waist as the axis, and the steps are like cats, and the virtual and real are clear: means that when boxing, you must echo up and down, blend into one, and the movements must be based on the intention, and the movements should be carried out from the waist, move in the hands, and the eyes should be turned at will, and the two lower limbs should be clear and alternately. Practice the legs with strength, move slowly and release without sound.

The mind is in line with each other, and the intention should not be forceful: Do not understand one-sidedly without force. If you are soft when boxing, the body will not get hot or sweat after a set of punches. The heart rate does not change, which makes the boxing lose its function. The correct understanding should be to use the mind to lead to the movements of the limbs and use force at will. Although the force is very strong, the appearance cannot be seen, that is, the meaning of using force secretly with the mind.

The mind and qi sink to the Dantian: It means to use the intention to cooperate with breathing. Breathing should be breathed in an abdominal style, and the breathing should be matched with the opening and closing of the movement.

Seeing stillness in movement, combining movement and stillness: that is, the limbs move and the brain is still, and the thoughts should be concentrated on boxing. The so-called shape moves outside and the mind is calm inside.

The style is uniform and continuous: the movement of each finger and the movement is evenly fast and slow, and the various styles are continuous, and the muscles in all parts of the body are relaxed and coordinated and closely connected.