People who practice Tai Chi regularly will have absolutely amazing bodies!

The movement characteristics of Tai Chi are: centered, comfortable, light, agile, loose, soft, slow and even, orderly opening and closing, and a balance of hardness and softness, like "flowing like clouds and running water, continuous and uninterrupted". This sport is both natural and elegant, and allows you to personally experience the rhythm of music, the connotation of philosophy, the beautiful shape, and the poetic mood. In the high-level enjoyment, diseases will disappear and the body and mind will be healthy.

Can practicing Tai Chi prevent high blood pressure?

The elastic exercise of Tai Chi has a significant effect on the prevention and treatment of hypertension, because during the contraction and lengthening process of muscles, it can produce products such as triphosphate and adenosine that have the effect of dilating blood vessels. At the same time, during the joint-to-joint activity, the number of open capillaries in the muscles increases many times, which expands the cross-section of vascular communication and thus lowers blood pressure. In addition, when practicing boxing, the muscles are repeatedly lengthened and restored, so the blood vessels are not easily hardened. Especially with the coordination of the spiral motion, it can prevent blood vessel hardening.

People who have practiced Tai Chi for many years will feel that the blood vessels in their backs and limbs seem to expand when practicing. The exercise makes people feel relaxed and comfortable. If they do not practice for a while, they will feel a sense of blockage. This phenomenon occurs due to the increase or decrease in the number of open microvessels.

What are the benefits of practicing Tai Chi?

1. Good for human body’s mineral absorption

According to relevant information, Tai Chi has a good effect on the metabolism of lipids, proteins and calcium and phosphorus in inorganic salts. It has been reported that after 5 to 30 minutes of exercise, the cholesterol content in the blood of elderly people will decrease, while the protein content in the blood will increase, so the symptoms of arteriosclerosis will be greatly alleviated.

2. Good for the brain

When practicing Tai Chi, the first thing required is to concentrate your mind and have no distracting thoughts. In this way, under the control of consciousness, people's minds are always focused on actions, eliminating the interference of other thoughts in the brain, and focusing on directing the changes in the functions of various organ systems throughout the body and coordinating actions, thereby improving the ability of the nervous system to be controlled by self-will. Secondly, the exercises need to be “complete and integrated”, from the eyes to the upper limbs, torso, and lower limbs, without separation from top to bottom, and continuous and coherent from front to back. At the same time, since some movements are more complex and require good control and balance, the brain is required to complete them under intense activity, which also plays an indirect training role on the central nervous system, thereby strengthening the brain's regulation program.

3. Accelerate the circulation of blood and lymph

As for the composition of Tai Chi movements, it includes the activities of various muscle groups and joints, as well as rhythmic breathing movements, especially diaphragm movements. Therefore, it can enhance blood and lymph circulation and reduce blood stasis in the body. Muscle activity ensures venous blood return, and breathing movements also accelerate venous blood return. Tai Chi's movements are stretching and require conscious adaptation of breathing and movements, which can better accelerate the circulation of blood and lymph.

4. Good for bones

The spiral arc movements of Tai Chi enable muscle groups and muscle fibers throughout the body to participate in the activities. Through repeated winding and twisting, the muscles can be stretched to a length that cannot be achieved by normal exercise. Years of twisting and contraction, alternating between tension and relaxation, make the muscles symmetrical and plump, flexible and elastic, and increase their contraction capacity. Due to the pulling effect of muscle contraction on bones and the enhancement of metabolism, the blood supply to bones is improved, which causes favorable changes in the bone morphology, structure and performance, and the bone becomes stronger. This improves the bone's resistance to fracture, bending, compression and torsion, making it less prone to deformation and deformity.