Chinese Medicine

Qigong has long been exercised in ancient China. Nowadays addition to preventing and curing diseases, building up the health, Qigong can also work for natural weight loss. So what is the mechanism behind natural weight loss with Qigong?

Natural weight loss and Qigong’s theory

Qigong is the process that the practicers use their subjective dynamic will power to exert the human potential, through the training of body adjustment (posture), heart adjustment (ideas) and breath adjustment (breathing), to practise essence, qi and spirit, to refine body’s physiologic function and achieve the goal of physical and mental well-being. The training methods of Qigong request “static and dynamic activities binding”, which emphasize to combine spirit, shape and qi together dynamically. The Qigong’s characteristics of integrity, initiative, external static intrinsic motion, combining static and dynamic activities are the mechanism of curing illness and prolong life.

Qigong uses the basic theories of yin and yang, five elements, meridians and Zang-fu viscera to explain human being’s borning, aging, illness and death. Qigong treats the essence, qi and spirit as the three treasures of human being. And Qigong uses reconciling yin and yang, benefiting Qi and nourishing body shape as the theoretical basis of preserving one’s health and fitness. From the modern point of view, Qigong exercise can play an important role on physical and mental fitness and natural weight loss.

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Natural weight loss and physiological functions

Qigong exercise can regulate well on the function of cerebral cortex, subcortical centers, autonomic nervous system and cardiovascular system. Qigong’s adjustment on the physiological functions of the body could correct the body’s abnormal reaction, which is the overall impact of Qigong. The method of breath training in Qigong exercise has certain massage effect for organs of the abdomen. Through a special breathing method it can enhance the local abdominal muscles and reduce fat for weight loss. However, the reason for natural weight loss with Qigong is not only the role of local weight loss, but also the main characteristics of Qigong.

During Qigong exercise, the practicers are requested entering the state of tranquilization, which make them in a “relaxed state”. In this relaxed state, the activity of brain cells can be adjusted and improved. It is conducive to improve brain function, to adjust and improve the coordination of autonomic nerve function, and to the brain that controls, adjusts the function of various organs, including the function adjustment of the endocrine metabolism, which is a very important aspect on weight loss. What’s more, Qigong can dredge meridians, reconcile qi and blood. We know that the meridian is the access, which runs full-body blood, contact organs, communicate with up and down inside and outside, regulate various parts of the body. And meridians connect with organs inside and communicate with the limbs outside.

Natural weight loss and meridians

Through the meridians, the organs, skeleton, skin, tendons and other tissues and organs link to form a whole. Through the meridians to transport blood and qi to nourish the whole body, the functional activities of different parts of the body can maintain coordination and relatively balance. If the body’s meridians are obstructed, and then the qi and blood are impeded, not only the superficies syndrome, but also visceral dysfunction can occur. Qigong exercise and meridians are closely related, for example, when we practice we often feel numb, hot and swelling in our limbs, or feel a warm current along the meridian line. Especially when we practice DaZhouTian (Large cirde of vital energy) or XiaozhouTian (A small circle of the evolutive), often we can feel cycled current between in the Conception Vessel and the Governor Vessel.

The above phenomena show that Qigong exercise can dredge meridian, adjust the yin and yang, coordinate internal organs’ functions, and also regulate the endocrine metabolism. Because Qigong exercise allows the digestive organs directly affected and stimulated by the massage, diaphragm activity increases so that abdominal muscles get exercise, which also help natural weight loss in abdomen. In addition, Qigong combines static with dynamic activities. The static activity trains visceral physiological functions, while dynamic activity trains body shape. The so-called benefiting Qi and nourishing body shape, accumulating essence and preserving spirit, “Refine Qi inside and tendons, bones and skin outside”, also are the theoretical basis for Qigong fitness to natural weight loss.