Benefits of Tai Chi and Chi Gong regular practice
Improved balance through regular movement and coordinated exercise routines
Improved depth of breathing by strengthening the diaphragm and gaining more control over lung movement
Better muscle tone through regular exercise
Mental relaxation because the thought process can learn to let go and focus on the movements
A sense of achievement through learning the forms
Tai chi is a series of chi gong maneuvers delicately linked together into a dynamic sequence movement that usually starts and finishes in the same place which can evoke a medative mind, a relaxed and gently exercise body to develop a peaceful spirit. Therefore the health benefits that chi gong has generally applies to the tai chi forms unless the chi gong practiced specifies specific health promoting advantages.
The physical and mental benefits of chi gong and tai chi movement have been well documented for centuries by Chinese doctors/physio therapists, hear are some of their findings:
Shanghai hospital #2
Study for respiratory function in pulmonary Tuberculosis:
This was a two group study (double blind) in patients with similar illness where the chi gong group had a remarkable improvement in respiratory lung function.
Study for pulmonary emphysema:
27 cases had an average of 2.8 centimeters diaphragmatic movement (deep breathing). In 2 months the average diaphragmatic movement improved to 4.4 and after a year average movement went up to 4.9 centimeters with a steady increase in average breathing rate throughout the study.
Xingcheng workers convalescent hospital in Liamoning province
Bronchial asthma:
22 cases received training in chi gong. Over a 10 day training period the patients diaphragmatic movement increase by and average of 1 - 2.5 centimeters with respiratory rhythm and frequency becoming deeper and slower. Some patients reported and were found to no longer exhibit asthmatic symptoms anymore and were able to return to work. 10 of the workers suffered fewer fits with sym tons and signs significantly less.
Pregnancy study in China
Study using 196 pregnant women before and after chi gong exercise found that the heart rate of the foetus either slowed or increased with any congestion in the mothers breathing alleviated and the blood vessels in the mother's limbs becoming dilated. Chi gong may contribute to natural labour as observations show that women who practice chi gong before they give birth do not tend to suffer from difficult or premature labour. This is because abdominal respiration diaphragmatic function is improved this has a massage effect on the organs in the viscera which could increase blood circulation around the body and to the foetus, the muscles of the diaphragm also become stronger and are more within the control of the mother during labour improving the chance of being able to give a good strong push at the right time.
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