Benefits of Wu Qin Xi

I don't know how much you know about the Five Animal Exercises. Nowadays, many people attach great importance to their physical health. They pay special attention to some health-preserving contents and exercise their bodies regularly. The Five Animal Exercises can improve our physical fitness, make the body healthier, and have a very good effect of prolonging life. There are many benefits of the Five Animal Exercises. Let's share them today.

The Five Animal Exercises was created by Hua Tuo, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It imitates the movements of bears, tigers, monkeys, birds, and deer to exercise the body. By imitating the movements of different animals, we can exercise every part of our body well. Today we will take a look at the benefits of the Five Animal Exercises.

Five Animal Exercises

The Five Animal Exercises were created by Hua Tuo, a famous doctor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It is a physical exercise method that imitates the movements and postures of tigers, deer, bears, monkeys, and birds to strengthen the body. It achieves the purpose of enhancing cardiopulmonary function, strengthening the waist and kidneys, lubricating joints, improving physical fitness and prolonging life by imitating a series of movements such as the fierce pounce of a tiger, the stretching of a deer's head and neck, the steady walking and crawling of a bear, the nimble leap of an ape and the spread of wings of a bird. Because this set of movements is vivid, simple and easy to learn, it is suitable for people of different ages, occupations and genders to choose to exercise. In Zhuangzi, it is said: "…the bear stretches and the bird stretches, just for the sake of longevity."

When exercising, you need to be relaxed and natural, concentrate your mind, sink your qi into your dantian, and make your movements vivid. People with hypertension, glaucoma, and cerebral arteriosclerosis should not practice the inverted hanging posture in "Ape Play". This method should not be practiced in patients with acute diseases or serious organic diseases.

Modern medical research has proven that Wuqinxi is an effective form of exercise. It can exercise and improve the function of the nervous system, enhance the inhibitory and regulatory functions of the brain, and is beneficial to the repair and regeneration of nerve cells. It can also improve the body's lung and heart functions, improve myocardial oxygen supply, increase cardiac pumping capacity, and promote the normal development of tissues and organs. At the same time, it can enhance gastrointestinal activity and secretory function, promote digestion and absorption, and provide nutrients for body activities.

Regular practice of Wu Qin Xi is beneficial to human health. Each type of exercise has different focuses on its effectiveness.

Tiger play, if practiced regularly, can strengthen muscles and bones and make people energetic; it can enhance the function of liver and gallbladder in dispersing and discharging, and has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on endocrine diseases such as diabetes.

Deer Exercise, if practiced regularly, can enhance physical strength, benefit the kidneys and strengthen the waist. It is suitable for long-term practice by middle-aged and elderly people, and is more effective for connective tissue diseases such as arthritis.

Monkey play, if practiced regularly, can make the mind flexible, enhance memory, cheer up the mood and free the mind, and improve symptoms such as palpitations, heart panic, insomnia, nightmares, night sweats, and cold limbs.

Bear play, if practiced regularly, can improve digestion, promote sleep, strengthen the spleen's function of transportation and transformation, and improve symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea.

Bird play, if practiced regularly, can harmonize breathing, dredge the meridians, enhance the respiratory function of the lungs, and effectively relieve symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Generally speaking, it is best to practice Wu Qin Xi in a place with fresh air and lush vegetation. Four or five times a day, 10 minutes each time, can achieve the effect of exercise.

There are many benefits of Five Animal Exercises. If we want to maximize the benefits of Five Animal Exercises, we must be able to persist in exercising. Practicing Five Animal Exercises regularly will make us very different and healthier. Five Animal Exercises also proves that life lies in good exercise. We should exercise more in our daily lives to avoid the occurrence of certain diseases.