How Do Qigong Exercises Help Your Heart? Many people consider Qigong to be the best health exercise ever devised. A strong statement? Perhaps, but most of those who practice this form of exercise would likely agree.
Are you here because your doctor or a friend suggested using Qigong exercises due to a health problem you are experiencing. Maybe you heard what a great exercise it is for your health. Or, it could be that you’re just seeking information about Qigong exercises.
If any of that sounds like you, then this article was written for you. There is a huge amount of information about the many advantages of Qigong. We are going to concentrate on the heart for the purposes of this article; however, it is known to improve a multitude of other
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Finally, we’ll give you some tips and guide you to one of the most used exercise, that is frequently considered to be the best overall medical exercise.
How Did Qigong Begin?
Qigong has been used as a healing system for at least 2500 years and is suspected to go as far back as 5000 years. It’s still used for that purpose today. In the beginning, the Chinese used it as a health and healing exercise.
The techniques were kept secret and passed down to only specially chosen disciples. It was taught to martial artists after it became evident that it gave them an advantage, but it was still kept secret so that the enemy couldn’t use it.
It eventually became a form of passive martial arts, continuously revolutionizing into different styles and names including Tai Chi. It wasn’t called Qigong until the twentieth century.
What is Qigong?
Qi is the life force energy and gong is the practice of circulating the Qi. Basically, it revitalizes and cleanses the heart, spirit, mind, and body.
According to the National Qigong Society, Qigong can be classified as medical, spiritual, and martial.
• Martial because it can increase someone’s offensive and defensive martial
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The physical and mental aspects of this exercise work together to provide us with a healthier and happier life.
Studies have shown that the heart, blood pressure, respiratory system and even insomnia are remarkably improved by Qigong exercises. Even one session of Qigong can lower blood pressure temporarily. All of which can significantly promote the heart’s health.
How Does Qigong Work?
The combination of stretching and lengthening the body, breathing, good posture, meditation, takes pressure off the heart and the blood is then allowed to flow freely.
As you concentrate on performing all these acts simultaneously, it occupies the mind and releases it from thoughts of life’s stressors.
Although there are hundreds of Qigong movements, the three basics ones below are a good place to begin getting your body accustomed to Qigong.
Posture
Posture is very important. By focusing on maintaining a straight spine, the kinks in the blood vessels straighten out and return to their natural position, allowing the blood to flow freely. Be aware of your posture when standing and sitting. After a while, it will become natural.
Stretching the
In the 1940s, modern qigong, on the one hand, was created as a part of a movement to modernize, institutionalise and popularise traditional medical and health technologies that created a boom. On the other hand, the marketization of qigong was considerable towards increased commodification and commercialisation, the entrepreneurial business practices of the qigong masters triggered controversies over ‘fakes’ as well as its traditions stripped of the dross of feudalism and superstition. Indeed, the growing diversity of Chinese society, various religious and mystical sects in qigong boom posed new challenges to the CCP’s authority and such issues highly drew the concerns from the Chinese government.
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