Leisure fitness is no longer limited to "stretching" in a bright gym or jumping wildly with the anchor. Baduanjin, which originated from the traditional fitness skills of the Northern Song Dynasty, has spread through time and space to this day, and has "caught" many young people with its elegant and supple movements and generous posture. Today, let's talk about this topic.

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Ba Duan Jin's "Ba Duan Jin" means that Kung Fu consists of eight movements, and "Jin" means brocade, which means that Kung Fu movements are stretched and supple, as beautiful as brocade. There are many twisting movements in Baduanjin, which can massage the viscera, promote blood circulation, stretch the muscles of the whole body and improve the body function to some extent. At the same time, the practice of Ba Duan Jin does not need the assistance of equipment, nor is it limited by the venue. Whether at home or between work, whether the elderly wearing Chinese-style buckled fitness clothes or the young people wearing professional fitness clothes, as long as there is a need for exercise and fitness, they can come to a set anytime and anywhere. Baduanjin, with its low learning threshold, simple and easy to use, gentle movements but good stretching effect, has become a fitness technology and bodybuilding highly praised by young people this winter.

Although it is dubbed by some people as "the first set of broadcast gymnastics for the elderly", in fact, Baduanjin has never been just a fitness patent for the elderly. Some scholars have verified that it was popular in all classes of ancient society, and almost everyone, men, women and children could do it in the Northern Song Dynasty, which was called "broadcast gymnastics" of the people at that time. Nowadays, Baduanjin has regained a large number of fans among young people, and there are also profound social and psychological factors behind it. When the pace of work and life is accelerating, the competition between workplace and society is becoming increasingly fierce, and people stare at computer screens or look down at mobile phones all day, sub-health has become an inevitable mental and physical state for more and more professionals. Holding your breath and playing a set of Ba Duan Jin can help practitioners breathe, nourish the soul, relax the tired body and find an outlet for negative emotions such as anxiety and depression. Moreover, similar fitness methods give participants more personal space than multi-person sports. There is no need for unified action and no need to bear additional social pressure. Everyone can embrace the free body again and enjoy inner peace in the action of going up and down, loosening and tightening.

Life lies in exercise. The 20 18-2030 Global Action Plan for Promoting Physical Activity points out that lack of physical activity is the main risk factor leading to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and obesity, and WHO has put forward the goal of reducing the global physical activity prevalence rate of adults and adolescents by 15% by 2030. In this context, Baduanjin, the ancestor fitness method, continues to shine in modern society, helping more people find a calm body and mind and start a healthy lifestyle, which is undoubtedly commendable. Of course, whether it is the traditional Baduanjin, Jinganggong, Tai Ji Chuan, or the emerging sports such as Frisbee, Rugby and Luchong, as long as you choose a fitness method that suits you, let your body move and persevere step by step, you can achieve the goal of keeping fit.

It should also be emphasized that exercise and fitness should be moderate.