What are the benefits of practicing Tai Chi?

Tai Chi is a well-known health-preserving exercise, and there are many benefits to practicing it regularly. Every movement in Tai Chi involves the whole body, and practicing it can exercise every part of the body. Practicing Tai Chi requires the combination of movement and breathing. Practicing Tai Chi is a slow motion. Although the amount of exercise is not very large, it can promote blood circulation and benefit heart function. Moreover, better blood circulation can help excrete waste from the body smoothly, accelerate gastrointestinal motility, improve digestive function, enhance appetite and avoid constipation.

1. Increase the sensitivity of the nervous system - Practicing Tai Chi requires a "calm mind and focused intention". When practicing Tai Chi, you must first let the cerebral cortex rest (calm mind), and leave the task of coordinating the functions of the internal and external organs of the whole body to the central nervous system (focused intention), thereby enhancing the sensitivity of the nervous system.

2. Unblock the meridians, blood vessels, lymphatic and circulatory systems - Since the time spent practicing Tai Chi is not too short, it can make the blood and Qi flow smoothly like general aerobic exercise. After practicing for some time, you will notice numbness and tenderness in your fingertips, slight crackling in your joints, tingling, and abdominal rumbling.

3. According to Chinese medical theory, this is a reaction to the unblocked meridians. Through exercises such as hugging, twisting, and knee flexion, the arteries are squeezed and relaxed appropriately, which speeds up blood circulation, increases oxygen supply, promotes the metabolism of the lymphatic system, and enhances personal resistance.

In addition to physical exercise, practicing Tai Chi can also cultivate a calm and cool character, get rid of impetuousness, return to innocence, and relax tense emotions in a busy life. The benefits of practicing Tai Chi are mainly to improve your physical fitness, eliminate diseases, and maintain mental vitality, so you should practice Tai Chi every day.