Confucius is a famous thinker, educator and politician in Chinese history. He was the founder of Confucianism and was called a saint by later generations. Confucius has been running around all his life to realize his political ambitions, suffering from blows and setbacks, and is often in a state of hunger and cold. But Confucius lived 73 years old, and he lived a long life in the Spring and Autumn Period. It can be seen from Confucius' life experience that Confucius has his own understanding of health preservation. He can become a great man under the hard conditions in the past, which is inseparable from his adherence to some good health preservation methods.

On Confucius' Way of Health Preservation —— Nourishing the Heart for Health Preservation

Confucius' Confucianism attaches great importance to the cultivation of people's hearts. The word "I am unhappy" is often seen in works describing Confucius' remarks. Confucius believes that a peaceful and cheerful mental state and an optimistic and positive attitude are helpful to relieve people's ideological pressure and promote human health. Confucius also paid attention to adjusting his psychology by enjoying music. He is proficient in music theory and personally revised and improved the Classic of Music. Even when he didn't eat or drink, Confucius often cultivated his taste with music. It can be said that a good mental state plays an important role in his longevity.

Pay attention to exercise and keep healthy.

Confucius believed that keeping in good health should be combined with activity and static, and besides psychological adjustment, it is also an essential way to strengthen physical fitness through exercise. During the Spring and Autumn Period, riding and shooting is one of the skills that people must master. Confucius was particularly proficient in these two skills. He once had a good record of shooting enemies on the battlefield. Usually, Confucius also likes fishing, mountain climbing and swimming. Even when traveling around the world, he insisted on exercising. Persisting in exercise all the year round is also an important factor to promote Confucius' health.

Pay attention to diet, nutrition and hygiene, and get sick less.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, although people's science and technology were underdeveloped, Confucius realized that a scientific diet was beneficial to health. He put forward the view that food is not enough, not to say that we should eat good things, but to pay attention to nutrition and hygiene. He also put forward the requirements of not eating bad meat, out-of-season food and discolored food, which is in line with the requirements of modern food hygiene and has great reference significance for contemporary people's health preservation.