The characteristics and applying principles of enhancing health with sports activities in TCM

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The characteristics and applying principles of enhancing health with sports activities in TCM

The main characteristics of traditional Chinese sports activities

Being under the guidance of TCM

The methods of strengthen health with traditional sports activities are based on TCM theories of yin and yang, viscera, qi and blood, meridians and collaterals, etc. The basic essentials of these sports activities include nourishing essence, training qi and regulating the mind. Therefore, people should study TCM theories carefully and apply the theories to the practice of physical training.

Attaching importance to the harmony and unity of mental concentration, regulating breathing and exercising the body

Mental concentration refers to highly concentrated mind, regulating breathing to regulation of respiration, and exercising the body to training the body, the three of which should be harmonious and cooperative to achieve unity between the body and spirit, interflow of mind and qi, and interaction between the body and qi. Only when the interior and exterior of the body are harmonious, movement and motionlessness are moderate, can the effects of life cultivation ad rehabilitation be gained.