Loose shoulder exercise: nourish the spleen and stomach, simple and effective, move together!
People who exercise regularly, especially office workers, are prone to tension in their shoulders because of the use of computers, and even affect the cervical spine and the entire back, as if carrying heavy objects. From the point of view of appearance, this kind of person habitually shrugs his shoulders, that is, the so-called "shoulder frame", and in the long run, the qi of the spleen and stomach is easy to accumulate, and then the face is pale, the limbs are thin, or fat, and the physical strength is not good, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, these are all caused by the weakness of the spleen and stomach and the stagnation of qi. Because the shoulders are the key to the circulation of qi and blood in the middle of the focus, the "switch method" and "spleen method" in the maintenance and guidance methods in Li Hu's "Introduction to Medicine" in the Ming Dynasty are all used to loosen the shoulders to regulate the spleen and stomach. Generally, the upper limb force is often locked in the shoulder joint and cannot penetrate the hands, but the traditional exercise method requires the shoulder to be loosened, and the strength does not stay in the shoulder joint and directly penetrates the hands, such as Taijiquan, Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, etc. The following is a way to exercise your shoulders, break through the stagnation of your shoulders, and restore the circulation of qi and blood: 1. Preparative: sit on a chair or stand relaxed, with your hands crossed and hugging your chest. 2. Shoulder Swing: Swing left and right in a circle, and the trajectory of the tip of the elbow is in the shape of a "∞", about 100 times. 3. Shoulder turn: the hands hang down naturally, the fingers are naturally straightened, and the shoulders are turned in a circle from back to front (back-up-front-down-back); After that, turn 100 times from front to back. Essentials: Slow and gentle movements, relaxed arms, falling vertically, like a pendulum hanging from the shoulder, without any effort. 4. Open shoulders: This action is completed in the process of walking, and the hands swing back and forth with the pace when walking, like the "walking in unison" of the uncle of the People's Liberation Army. The horizontal height of the swing of the hand is between the navel and the chest, about the position of the middle navel and the upper navel. Tips: Don't walk too fast, relax like a walk, swing your arms like a pendulum, keep your fingers straight, and relax your whole body. The above movements 1, 2 and 3 can be done consecutively, each time for about half an hour, which is suitable for office workers to relieve stress and relax when they are tired. Movement 4 can be done while walking to and from work, preferably for half an hour at a time.
Action Effects:
After 10 minutes of exercise, you will feel the heat around the shoulder joint, and after 30 minutes, you will feel the warmth of the entire back, including the cervical spine, indicating that through the smooth flow of qi and blood through exercise, the cervical spine, shoulder area, insomnia, headache and other diseases will be relieved. After half an hour of doing the movement, the fingers will have a warm and soft feeling, indicating that the three yin meridians of the hands are gradually unblocked, and the heart, lung, and cerebrovascular diseases will be reduced. This method is simple, but the effect is outstanding, long-term exercise can increase appetite, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and enhance the physique. Let's see why people who have joined the army have better physique than the average person? Their complexion is ruddy, their voices are loud, their mental outlook and physical strength are excellent! Including the military training of college students, one of my classmates was even cured of motion sickness after military training. One of the important reasons is that every day to walk together, secretly in harmony with the wonderful way, loosen the shoulders, the spleen and stomach are smooth, and the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow. Motion sickness is a disease of the spleen and stomach, and treatment with this method will naturally receive good results.
Tips:
Office workers, mental pressure, inactivity for a long time, inevitably depressed, and then affect the function of the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, indigestion, yellowish complexion, poor sleep. In this case, you can spend ten minutes before and after meals and before going to bed to loosen your shoulders so that your qi and blood flow smoothly.
