Life lies in exercise. Many long-lived elderly people’s experiences tell us that if you want to live long, you must participate in exercise. Today I will recommend a very simple exercise to you - tiptoe .
lifting up tiptoes may be considered a unique movement of ballet dancers. In fact, it is still a health exercise . Middle-aged and elderly people usually stand on tiptoe, which not only avoids knee damage, but also has unexpected health benefits.
Health preservation method that has been used for hundreds of years
tiptoe has been used in ancient times. It was originally called the "Dunzeng Method". The newly unearthed "Hen citation " in the early Western Han Dynasty has records of "Dunzeng to benefit the chest" and "Dunzeng, one dun left, one dun right, just three hundred".
has a long history of 800 years of guiding health care 8-section Jin . The last move is called "Seven Slights Behind the Seven Diseases Eliminate". This move is also through tiptoeing to stimulate the kidney meridian system, induce shock throughout the body, and gently massage the internal organs, thereby achieving the effect of eliminating diseases.
What are the health benefits of tiptoe?
1 Good for heart and brain health
When you tiptoe, the amount of blood squeezed out by the muscles on the back of the calves on both sides each contraction is roughly equivalent to the blood discharge of the heart pulse.
It not only keeps the human heart rate at about 150 times per minute, allowing the blood to provide enough oxygen to the heart muscle, which is beneficial to people's cardiovascular health, but also exercises calf muscles and ankles, prevents varicose veins, and enhances the stability of the ankle joint.
Tip-stalking frequently can also stabilize blood pressure
tip-stalking, which helps hypertension patients with daily health care. Friends with blood pressure problems must not miss this action!
From the perspective of Western medicine, when you stand on tiptoe, the amount of blood squeezed out when the muscles on the back of the calves on both sides contract is roughly equivalent to the blood discharge of the heart pulse.
A simple tiptoe movement can allow the blood to provide enough oxygen to the myocardium. Therefore, tiptoeing is beneficial to cardiovascular health.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, tiptoe plays a role of "hidden yang" and can effectively prevent the occurrence of stroke .
In traditional Chinese medicine theory, cerebral hemorrhage is mostly a symptom of yang energy surge caused by " Yin deficiency and Yang hypertension ", while tiptoeing is a good method to hide the yang, and "hidden" can be used as a "introduction" solution here.
It should be noted that when regulating blood pressure by tiptoeing, you cannot simply tiptoeing, but need to cooperate with your thoughts.
Specific method:
In the process of tiptoeing, the mind should move up and down with the position of the heel.
, especially when the heel is falling, it is best to guide it to the heel according to the intention, and it is best to guide it to the Yongquan point .
Simply put, when standing on tiptoe, focus your thoughts and attention on your heels or on Yongquan acupoint.
In addition to stimulating the circulation of qi and blood in the brain, the most important thing is to lead the floating yang downwards, and go down from the bladder meridian and kidney meridian to the soles of the feet.
is particularly suitable for diseases such as hypertension, trigeminal neuralgia, etc.
2 Subsidy for kidney qi
People with weak kidney qi and insufficient kidney yang often have symptoms such as fear of cold and cold, cold pain in the heel, and swelling of the lower limbs. Bending the heel can supplement the kidney qi to promote the yang qi transformation of kidney qi, and the effect is obvious.
3 Prevent and treat low back pain
Due to wind, cold and dampness evil entering the bladder meridian, the qi and blood circulation is not smooth, and it will cause pain if it is blocked. To stimulate the bladder meridian, you can open meridian qi , and it will not hurt. The heel-bending method can not only stimulate the bladder meridian, but also prevent and treat low back pain, cervical spondylosis, , post-headache, etc.
4 Prevention and Treatment of Stroke
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that all strokes are symptoms of yin excess and yang deficiency caused by true yang deficiency, and cerebral hemorrhage is a symptom of yang energy surge caused by " Yin excess and yang ".
Yang energy rushes upwards and gathers in the brain. central nerve will be stimulated several times more than usual.
Stimulating the root of the foot can not only stimulate the circulation of qi and blood in the brain, but more importantly, it can lead the floating yang downwards, and go down from the bladder meridian and kidney meridian to the soles of the foot. This is a method of yang submerged.
5 Prevent and treat urinary
Men's urinary urination is a prostate disease, which is more common in prostate hypertrophy, prostatitis , etc.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is caused by unfavorable bladder qi transformation. Stimulating the heel is a tip for treating prostate diseases.
6 Dehumidification
"Seven Slights Behind the Seven Diseases Eliminate" is the last move in the Eight-Duan Jin. Through repeated tiptoe movements, on the one hand, it can activate the spleen yang energy, make its qi strong, and enhance the function of water transportation and liquid transportation; on the other hand, it can also shake the internal organs of the human body, improve the triple burner to clear the water channel, and run the water.
Specific method:
Stand with both feet side by side, your arms naturally hang on the side of the body, your body is centered, and your eyes are in front.
First, push the head upward, then lift the heels and stop slightly; lift the heels, and at the same time, bump up and down seven times together. Note that the heels are gently bumped 7 times in the suspended state, and then fall down and shake the ground lightly. This formula falls into one and is done seven times in total.
Specific operation method for tiptoe
1 Tip-toe
Keep your body upright, put your feet together, and place your hands on both sides of your body; slowly tiptoe and hold the ground tightly with your toes.
Then drop the center of gravity from the toes to the forefoot, relax the body, and finally do a free fall exercise, let the heels hit the ground lightly, causing a gentle shock, and uploaded along the legs to the upper body.
2 Walk on tiptoe
each time, take a short rest, and then repeat a few sets according to your physical condition. The speed is to feel comfortable and relaxed. Initial practitioners can support the wall, and after they are proficient, they do not need to rely on external objects.
3 Sit on tiptoe
Keep your knees and thighs level. You can place two mineral water bottles or pets on your thighs and perform weight-bearing exercises. Tip on tiptoe 30 to 50 times each time, and the speed can be adjusted by itself.
4 Lying on your toes
When you are resting in bed, straighten your legs together and hook and place your toes. You can do both feet together or practice one foot. If your calf is uncomfortable, stop and rest. Do it 20 to 30 times each time, and the speed is also self-regulating.
Precautions
1. Keep your heel step by step and do not use too much force, otherwise it will easily cause heel pain. If it causes pain, don't worry. Take a few days off and soak your feet in hot water, and you'll be fine soon.
2. In addition, when playing chess, cards, computers or standing still for a long time, it is best to do tiptoe exercises every 1 hour to make the blood flow back in the lower limbs smoothly and prevent numbness of the lower limbs from sitting for a long time. ■
[Source: The content of this article is comprehensively derived from China, China Traditional Chinese Medicine News, etc.]
