It can be traced back to the pre-Qin period, but there are few records, that is, the pre-Qin gas refiner in the novel, but it is not so magical. The combination of health preservation and martial arts recorded in historical materials and biographies should be Sun Simiao in the early Tang Dynasty, that is, the King of Medicine. He was a Taoist priest and lived 100 years. In the early Song Dynasty, Chen Chuan, the bodhi old zu, was also the head of the family, but there were still more legends. But since the Ming Dynasty, it has been carried forward. Many outstanding figures, such as Yang Luchan, the great teacher of the Qing Dynasty, are known as invincible hands in the world and nicknamed invincible Yang. There is also a master of Xingyiquan, born out of Wuqinxi. The legend was created by Hua Tuo, but it won't be his. It's a Taoist practice of keeping in good health, so the period you ask should be Ming and Qing Dynasties.