Fitness ball for the elderly is one of the traditional fitness and health care instruments in China. There are stone, steel, jade and cloisonne fitness balls. Generally, the diameter is 4 ~ 5cm, and the ball is bright and shiny. There is a ball in the ball and a soundboard. Two of them are a pair, with high and low voices, called "a man and a woman". Put two balls in your hand and move them with five fingers to make them turn forward or backward, making them sound high, soft and pleasant. According to legend, Emperor Qianlong lived to the age of 88 and the famous painter Qi Baishi lived to the age of 98. The reason why they live long is that they all benefit from practicing fitness balls.
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the human body is a whole interconnected by the meridian system from the inside out. Each hand has six meridians connecting the head and chest, and leads to the whole body from here. Moreover, there are many sensitive acupoints on the meridians at the ends of fingers, palms and backs of hands. Stimulating these acupoints can improve and enhance the physiological function of human body, and the fitness ball produces different degrees of rhythmic stimulation to related acupoints and meridians through the activities of hands and balls.
Traditional Chinese medicine has the following high comments on the role of fitness balls for the elderly:
First, dredge meridians and regulate qi and blood. The five internal organs, limbs, facial features, skin and meridians of the human body form meridians, which is an important physiological function, that is, to transport qi and blood to all parts of the body and nourish the whole body.
Second, the five internal organs are connected to enhance the function. Chinese medicine believes that the palm and the internal organs of the human body are closely linked by connecting meridians, nerves and blood vessels. According to the special exterior-interior relationship between the five zang-fu organs and hands and feet, playing iron ball with the palm of your hand can adjust the balance of yin and yang, enhance the function of the five zang-fu organs, improve the disorder of the five zang-fu organs, and achieve the purpose of fitness and treatment.
Third, exercise your fingers and enhance your physical strength. When practicing fitness ball with both hands, all fingers need to exert strength, and only by fiddling with rotation can they be coordinated. Keep exercising for a long time, your finger strength will be obviously strengthened, and your physical strength will inevitably increase.
Fourth, move joints to eliminate pain. People's upper limbs have shoulder joints, elbow joints and hand joints. With the increase of age, human joints and other tissues can undergo degenerative changes to varying degrees. Generally, after the age of 50, the joints such as hands, elbows and shoulders begin to be inflexible, and some will still be painful. Regular practice of iron balls can prevent joint aging, make fingers, elbows and shoulder joints flex and stretch, and have an effect on arthritis.
Fifth, relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation to treat hemiplegia. For patients with mild stroke sequelae, there are ancient folk sports such as turning walnuts by hand and pedaling round sticks, but the effect is better with iron balls.
Sixth, regulate nerves and improve sleep. The hand is not only a motor organ, but also a very sensitive tactile organ. As the saying goes: ten fingers are connected to a heart, indicating that fingers are particularly sensitive to pain. Through the stimulation of spherical opponents and nerve endings, the functional activities of cerebral cortex can be effectively adjusted, and the disordered autonomic nerves can be adjusted, thus improving sleep. It also lowers blood pressure, strengthens the brain and improves intelligence, relieves tension and eliminates fatigue.
Seven, friction produces static electricity to relieve cervical spondylosis. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, while the iron ball rotates to massage the acupoints, the static electricity and thermal effect generated between the iron ball and the palm will be transmitted to all parts of the body through the acupoints at the same time. This electrostatic thermal effect has a significant effect on cervical spondylosis and scapulohumeral periarthritis, which can prevent and alleviate these diseases well.
For the elderly, having a healthy old age is a great wealth for future generations. Therefore, we can buy a fitness ball for the elderly at home and give them a fitness gift, so that they can take their health into their own hands.