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The law of health and wellness

I, static health

(A) static fitness

It is said that the Yellow Emperor defeated the Yan Di and Chi You, then went to seek real visit hidden, hoping to get the way of longevity and long vision, the empty Dongshan Guangchengzi told him: "must be static must be clear, no labor your shape, no shake your essence, is to be long-lived; the eye does not see, the ear does not hear, the heart does not know that the God will guard the shape, is to be long-lived. " This is representative of the stillness and fitness way.

(B) exercise fitness

The idea of exercise fitness began in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Zi Huazi" said: "the line of Ying Wei, no loss of厥常, six internal organs into the valley, fluid cloth Yang can be a long time and not shabby, running water does not rot, in order to swim, the household armature is not worm-eaten, in order to transport the reason." The resulting "flowing water is not corrosive, the door is not worm-eaten" view of sports and fitness.

Second, the balance of yin and yang

Yin and yang are the basic propositions of China's ancient philosophy, but also used to explain the phenomenon of life and health. Traditional medicine believes that the human body must maintain a balance of yin and yang in order to be healthy. The state of yin and yang in the human body is affected by the four seasons and weather changes and other factors, so people can only respond to natural changes in order to maintain the balance of yin and yang in the human body. Suwen said: "the four seasons of yin and yang, the fundamental of all things, so the sage spring and summer Yang, fall and winter Yin." "From yin and yang is born, against it is death; from it is alive, against it is chaos." Speaking of the importance of the line of God **** nourishment, the combination of movement and static for human health.

Three, form and spirit

"Form" refers to the human form; "God" refers to the human spirit, consciousness and thinking activities. Form and spirit is the combination of human form and spirit. The opposite is unfavorable to human health, such as: "anger hurts the liver, happiness hurts the heart, worry hurts the lungs, fear hurts the kidneys" and so on. Therefore, a happy spirit helps the body to be healthy, and a healthy body can also promote a happy spirit.

Four, follow nature

Follow nature from the Taoist thought, in fitness is not forced, but not excessive, according to the person in accordance with the meaning of the time. According to their own physical strength, age, gender, occupation and other differences in the choice of fitness methods, in the fitness process, step by step, perseverance, not to pursue a certain result, follow nature, long-term persistence, in order to achieve the most in the fitness purpose.