Fitness ball is one of the traditional folk fitness and health care devices in China, also known as brain-strengthening ball and Tai Chi ball. It is one of the traditional folk fitness equipment in China, including marble or granite, stainless steel and copper, and some only use two or three walnuts as balls, which is very suitable for the health care of elderly friends. Because of its small size, it can be played and exercised while walking, watching TV, sitting still and talking.

The elderly can play fitness ball for a long time, and according to the fitness exercise of fingers and palms, they can also flex and stretch their fingers, palms and wrists flexibly, promote the fitness exercise of upper arm muscles such as fingers, wrists and elbows, and avoid and correct the symptoms of numbness, weakness, trembling and reduced flexion of upper limbs caused by degenerative changes in the elderly.

As the saying goes, "ten fingers connected to one heart" means that 10 fingers are closely related to the internal structure of the whole body and the functions of various viscera. Ancient people thought that the peripheral nerves of this finger and palm were covered with some sensitive acupoints. Stimulating this acupoint, its information content can be transmitted to the corresponding viscera according to the meridians, which will cause harm to the whole body. The common exercise ball for the elderly can adjust the balance of yin and yang, improve the function of viscera, improve the disorder of viscera, and achieve the purpose of exercise and fitness.

Playing fitness balls for the elderly can dredge meridians and smooth qi and blood. The five internal organs, limbs, facial features, skin, flesh and meridians of the human body constitute meridians, which is a key physiological function, that is, to transport qi and blood to all parts of the body and nourish the whole body. When the old people play with the fitness ball in their hands, they can constantly stimulate the acupuncture points all over the palms, arms and fingers and the meridians with theme activities while constantly rotating and kneading, so that qi and blood can circulate in the goods.

Playing fitness ball can exercise the energy of fingers and palms, which has a very good effect on reducing blood fat. The scientific observation results of authoritative experts show that the fitness ball is rotated by hand for 30 minutes every day, and gradually increases to 1 hour. After 3 months, the average lodging pressure decreased by 2.7 Ganpa (20.4mmHg), the average diastolic pressure decreased by 65,438+0.365,438+0 Ganpa (9.8 mmHg), and the activity symptoms were greatly improved. Fitness ball exercise does have therapeutic effect on hypertension and diabetes, and it is a non-invasive, low-pain and simple massage therapy.