According to Ci Hai, kicking shuttlecock "has a good effect on moving joints, strengthening ligaments, developing agility and balance". I hope interested friends will come to play, and male and female lovers are more welcome to learn from each other here.
Kicking shuttlecock mainly depends on the coordinated movement of lower limb muscles, and kung fu is on the feet. Split, knock, turn, turn, turn steadily, take off and cheat your legs, lean forward and lean back. In others' eyes, it's like enjoying dancing. Hip, knee, ankle, etc. Swing around the longitudinal axis to drive the most difficult part of the distal end to supply blood and exercise, and enhance the muscle strength and flexibility of the corresponding joints. Spinning, turning, winding and other actions make the leg muscles such as sartorius muscle, hamstring muscle and thigh muscle get exercise; However, the back muscles and plantar muscles of the foot are essential for heavy blows, knocks and falls. As for some difficult movements of the shuttlecock, such as "seeing flowers in the fog", "Su Qin holding a sword", "purple and gold crown hanging upside down", "knocking on the dragon's back" and "smelling incense in the air", the shuttlecock rolls up and down and turns around. At this time, the psoas muscles, gluteus muscles, and even chest muscles and abdominal muscles should be involved. The short-circuit branches of skeletal muscle artery and vein are widely opened to maintain the dynamic balance of blood flow in lower limbs. It can not only enhance the motor function of muscles and bones, but also effectively prevent some blood reflux disorders, especially the "deep vein thrombosis" disease of lower limbs suffered by office workers.
Long-term bow at the desk, cervical spine leaning forward, neglecting activities, easy to get cervical spondylosis; The physiological curvature of the spine in the chest, waist and other parts is abnormal, and over time, it bends over and hunches, becoming the so-called "office posture". When the shuttlecock is kicked, the joints of the spine are flexed and stretched to a certain extent with the lifting of the shuttlecock, and the muscles of the vertebral body and the front and back of the neck are relaxed, thus avoiding the stiffness of the spine joints, enhancing the stability of the joints, preventing cervical spondylosis and trimming the posture of the waist. When kicking shuttlecock, the upper limbs swing rhythmically, which exercises the muscles and joints of shoulder and back, and also has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on scapulohumeral periarthritis suffered by middle-aged and elderly people.
Shuttlecock kicking can also prevent and treat "sub-health". Kicking shuttlecock requires a high degree of concentration. Kicking can be completed in an instant, the technique is in place, the action is accurate, and the shuttlecock can also be satisfied. The cerebral cortex will inevitably establish a new focus of excitement, divert thinking and "change the brain". It is very beneficial to regulate higher nervous activity and relieve psychological pressure. Although the shuttlecock is small, it has all the functions of entertainment and art and is full of charm. Heart, eyes and feet; Quick response, quick action, and mutual cooperation to transmit information. Many people call kicking shuttlecock "walking shuttlecock". Everyone gathered together, and the flying shuttlecock touched everyone's eyes, mobilized everyone's sense of responsibility and inspired everyone's spirit of unity and enterprising; A little carelessness will lead to the rise and fall of shuttlecock. In the meantime, there were talking and laughing, shouting and calling, teasing and letting, and the atmosphere was harmonious and warm; Once it landed, it was an uproar and a pity. The adjustment of mentality lies in the rise and fall of shuttlecock. Effectively prevent the "sub-health" state.
(Originally published in China Sports Daily 1996 on June 28th)