Pat the outer thigh

There are many meridians on the outer side of the thigh. Patting the outer side of the thigh frequently has many benefits to human health. For example, it can help with bowel movements, promote bile secretion, and nourish the stomach. If you can master the correct method, it can also help with weight loss. Therefore, whether you are a person with poor liver and gallbladder, or a person with poor spleen and stomach, you can improve your physical fitness by patting the outside of your thighs!

1. The benefits of patting the outside of the thigh

The meridians in the legs include the three yang meridians of the foot, namely the bladder meridian, gallbladder meridian and stomach meridian. All three are areas where yang energy is more concentrated and flows, and are distributed on the back and outside of the lower limbs. Patting these parts has the effects of promoting urination, soothing the liver and gallbladder, harmonizing the stomach and eliminating stagnation. It has a good effect on improving symptoms such as headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, stomachache, intestinal rumbling and bloating, flank pain, and insomnia.

2. Benefits of tapping the gallbladder meridian

Tapping the gallbladder meridian is mainly to stimulate the gallbladder meridian, force the secretion of bile, enhance the body's absorption capacity, and provide sufficient materials needed by the human hematopoietic system. It can also accelerate the activity of the gallbladder meridian and expel the waste accumulated on the outer side of the thigh. Therefore, this exercise will directly reduce the fat on the buttocks and outer thighs and play a role in weight loss.

3. Patting Technique

Sit on a chair, put your left foot on a low stool, and relax your lower limbs; first pat your left leg, following the direction of the meridians, from top to bottom, from thigh to calf, use both hands to pat the outside and back of the leg, and then switch to patting the right leg. Pat each leg 200 times, and the strength of the patting should be what you feel comfortable with.

In addition to patting the back and legs, nourishing yang in summer also requires starting from the spirit, diet, daily life and exercise, etc. Avoid getting angry and irritable, keep the mind clear and refreshed to protect the heart yang; do not eat too much cold food, so as not to damage the spleen and stomach, causing vomiting, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal problems;

You should get up early every morning and go to bed late, but avoid staying up late. Exercise in summer aims to stretch your muscles and bones, regulate your breath, and enhance your physical fitness. Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, swimming, and walking are recommended. Vigorous exercise is not advisable.