Kneel climbing (hand and knee climbing) Kneel climbing is a method of crawling with two hands and two knees on the ground, hand and knee alternately and in turn.
Crawling also has many benefits for other systems of the body: crawling can make the body stronger, because it is a coordinated activity of the whole body, and the muscles, ligaments, bones and even meridians of the whole body need to participate in the movement; Creeping can also make bones harder, reduce osteoporosis, and make joints softer; Crawling can benefit muscles and make them more tense and elastic, more developed, and contract freely; Crawling is a good aerobic exercise.
Meng Qinggui prefers the latter one because it is more exercisable.
Another detailed version, please see the video at the front of the article.
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According to traditional Chinese medicine, one breath runs through the whole body.
In China’s traditional martial arts theory, there are actions that imitate animals’ crawling, which is why.
Many physiologists believe that coronary heart disease, hypertension, spondylopathy, arthritis, splanchnic ptosis and other diseases are related to orthosis.
Therefore, crawling has certain curative effect on some diseases such as lumbar spine, lumbar muscle strain, and many kinds of neck, shoulder and spine diseases.
Second, when the human body is upright, to promote the circulation of qi and blood, it is necessary to overcome the influence of blood gravity, and the burden on the heart will be heavy; In addition, when people move upright, they mainly move their lower limbs, and their blood will flow more underground, and the blood of the heart and its upper organs will decrease.
Are these really related to crawling? Meng Qinggui said that walking upright is a necessary posture after human evolution, but it is not the only state.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that “general is no pain, pain is no pain”.
In Hua Tuo’s “Five Birds Play”, there are actions imitating animal crawling.
This is a fitness posture similar to the landing of animals on all fours.
Tapping meridians, dancing square dance, playing tai chi, walking…
Three benefits are beneficial to the brain health of people who often droop their head when crawling, and their Qi and blood volume increase accordingly.
Click the video below to crawl with hands and feet on the ground.
When the lower limb moves upward, the diaphragm will be compressed, and the lungs will be stimulated to discharge a large amount of exhaust gas.
The faster you crawl, the more deep breathing you take.
Fourth, it is beneficial to strengthen the body and bones.
He has summed up a set of training methods that “fit every stitch”.
From the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, crawling can make Qi penetrate the whole body and let it flow in various organs and meridians, thus playing the role of fitness.
What kind of exercise and fitness methods do you usually do? Compared with these common exercise methods, there is another exercise method that most people may be unfamiliar with: crawling.
There are “four benefits” in crawling: one benefit is the access to qi.
And crawling is a kind of primitive instinctive movement mode of human beings, because the first thing humans learn in infancy is crawling.
When upright, the spine bears more than 60% of the weight of the whole body; This part is a weak link of the body, which is prone to diseases of the spine, brain, heart, etc.
When the arm is stretched forward and the diaphragm is pulled open, a large amount of oxygen will be inhaled.
Key crawling methods and points At present, crawling is mainly divided into two positions: kneeling crawling (or hand knee crawling) and hand and foot crawling.
Is this kind of crawling really so magical? First look at the detailed video report of the “Chinese Medicine” column on CCTV 4.
From the perspective of modern medicine, it is mainly because this action is a systemic coordinated action, which can exercise some muscles that are seldom used at ordinary times, and also strengthen the muscles, ligaments, bones and other tissue parts of the body.
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Don’t underestimate this kind of crawling, which is 100 times better than running and walking fast, and is the bane of many diseases.
The method of crawling with hands and feet alternately and in turn is characterized by lifting the head, landing with five fingers apart, arms and shoulders the same width, landing with feet about one and a half shoulder apart, landing with feet on the ground, knees slightly bent.
Does this crawling really have a fitness effect? Let’s hear from professionals and people who have done it in person Meng Qinggui, an expert in rehabilitation medicine and chief physician of the First Branch of Qiqihar City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang Province, Pu Cunxin, the guiding expert of this article, said that after climbing 200 steps a day, the life of the actor is almost irregular, but this has not become an obstacle for Pu Cunxin to exercise.
There are “four requirements” for crawling: first, the site should be safe; the crawling site should be selected in a spacious and safe place, not in a busy and busy place with traffic flow; on the one hand, it is for exercise safety, and it does not affect traffic.
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In contrast, the lower position of the heart and its upper parts during crawling is conducive to the circulation of qi and blood throughout the body, and has positive significance in preventing and treating heart disease.
When crawling, Qi can reach all parts of the body, especially limbs, through movement.
So, what benefits can crawling fitness bring to people? In the classics of traditional Chinese medicine, ancient famous doctors have a deep understanding of the role of crawling.
“Crawling like an animal, head up, knees can’t touch the ground, crawling on all fours, 100 steps in the morning and 100 steps in the afternoon? Treat cervical spondylosis, help digestion, promote sleep…
Crawling fitness is a systemic exercise, which is very consistent with the overall concept of traditional Chinese medicine.
Crawling promotes the respiratory function.
It is characterized by raising the head, landing five fingers separately, two arms the same width as the shoulder, two knees the same width as the shoulder; There are two video versions of crawling: 1.
Pu Cunxin’s daily exercise is to crawl on the ground.
The coordination of inhalation and exhalation depends on the way you move while crawling.
Participants bend their backs, bow their hands and feet, and crawl forward on the ground.
A seven-minute version, please see the video below.
It is said that this exercise method has unique advantages.