Taoist health exercises have strict requirements, whether they are dynamic or static. From the head, the jaw is slightly closed, the tongue is gently closed, the tongue is in the upper jaw, the eyes are still looking inside, the ears are listening to the heartbeat of the body, pay attention to breathing and so on. Up to the cervical spine, shoulders, elbows, wrists, palms, fingers, chest and abdomen, back, hips, knees and feet, there are specific requirements.

? Aerobics is not so strict. Not bad, not too demanding.

The difference between psychological methods:

The psychological method of health-keeping exercise is the core of the process of health-keeping exercise. The so-called mental method is the method of thinking. In the process of Taoist and Buddhist cultivation, there are various mental methods to achieve the expected goals. For example: thinking, visualizing, reciting, calculating interest and so on. Most of its purposes are to get the heart, not to think wrongly, not to be scattered, to achieve the effect of concentration and to find the scattered heart.

Generally speaking, aerobics has no mental method. Very casual, talking while exercising, eyes still wide open. Taoism says that there is no performance of mental method.

The difference between breathing:

In the process of Taoist health cultivation, the most important thing is breathing, breathing, and the requirement must be to breathe through the nose, bright and slow, deep, thin, even and long. And they are all homeopathic breathing, and they are rarely used against the trend. Occasionally, it will be used for a while, because reverse breathing will lead to qi stagnation in the chest and chest tightness.

Aerobics has no special requirements for breathing. You can breathe through your nose and mouth, and sometimes you will be panting.

Static work:

Static work is a melting pot in the process of Taoist cultivation, and health guidance is forging. A piece of pig iron and an iron ore, no matter how burned, will always be molten iron unless it is forged. On the other hand, a piece of iron, no matter how good it is, will not become steel, let alone gold steel.

Gymnastics has no static exercises. Everyone is wandering around, unable to rest or exercise. This is also the biggest difference between body-building exercises and aerobics and gymnastics. This is also the biggest difference between Taoist regimen and gymnastics.

The difference between consumption and supply:

In the process of Taoist health preservation, practice exceeds consumption. Health practice, whether active or static, has closed eyes or implicit. Take the initiative to practice slowly, slowly, loosely, lightly, without panting, sweating or sweating. Relaxation and conditioning require little physical strength and energy, and the supplementary energy is greatly increased. This is why you will feel refreshed after health training, but you will be more relaxed, more comfortable and more energetic.

? Aerobic exercise, other kinds of sports, such as mountain climbing, swimming, ball games, gymnastics, etc. , are consuming physical strength and energy. Without supplement, the more strenuous exercise consumes, which is the fundamental reason why the longer you exercise and the harder you work, the worse your health will be.

Zhenyuanzi ~ Wu Xiu

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