Home Workout: Five Birds Exercise

Staying at home, how to exercise? Chinese medicine fitness and health gymnastics, start practicing, there's one that suits you to help you stay healthy and energetic!Today, Director Wang Ze Ying of the Neurology Department (Neurodepartment) of Weifang City Hospital recommends three 'Five Birds' exercises for home workouts.Five Birds is a guided movement created by Huacuo in the Eastern Han Dynasty, imitating the images and postures of five animals – tiger, deer, bear, monkey, and bird. According to 'The Records of the Three Kingdoms', 'The five animal performances are one – tiger, two – deer, three – bear, four – monkey, five – bird. It is also used to treat illnesses and benefit the limbs and feet, and to guide movement.' Wu Pu, Huacuo's disciple, performed Five Birds at 90 years old, and still had clear hearing, good eyesight, and strong teeth.Five Birds belongs to ancient guided movement. It requires harmony between intention, breathing, and posture. Intention can calm the mind, and a calm mind can cultivate true energy. Breathing can move Qi and regulate meridians. Movement can strengthen muscles and bones and benefit joints.'Meixia Health' will video demonstrate for you, friends, follow the rhythm, move!Fitness Qi Gong Five BirdsTiger play imitates the image of a tiger, taking its spirited, powerful paw movements and head-shaking tail movements. It is beneficial for strengthening the kidneys, building up the waist, and promoting bone generation and marrow.Deer play imitates the image of a deer, taking its longevity and intelligence as its basis. It can gather energy throughout the body, regulate meridians, promote blood circulation, and stretch muscles and bones.Bear play imitates the image of a bear, with a calm exterior and internal movement. When practicing Bear play, the focus is on internal movement while maintaining an external stillness. This can calm the mind, harmonize intention, and promote the flow of true energy, and has the benefits of improving the spleen and stomach.Monkey play imitates the image of a monkey, which is agile and flexible. When practicing Monkey play, it is to externally train the flexibility of the limbs, and internally suppress thought activities to achieve a calm state of mind and a light and relaxed body. To seek movement of the body and stillness of the mind.Bird play, also known as Crane play, imitates the image of a crane, with light, soaring and graceful movements. It can regulate Qi and blood, open up meridians, and activate muscles and joints.Wang Ze YingAuthor introduction:Wang Ze Ying, Director of the Neurology Department (Neurodepartment) of Weifang City Hospital, Chief Physician, Professor, Master Supervisor, National Outstanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Talent, Shandong Province Famous Chinese Medicine Expert, Shandong Province Level Five Chinese Medicine Mentor Education Guiding Teacher, Weifang Outstanding Technical Talent, Weifang Senior Famous Doctor, also concurrently serves as Vice Chairman of the Chinese Ethnic Medicine Society's Neurology Branch, Vice Chairman of the Shandong Chinese Medicine Society's Pulse Branch Committee, and Vice Chairman of the Shandong Chinese Medicine Society's Traditional Chinese Medicine Branch Committee, located in the department is a national key specialty.Especially good at stroke, brain hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack, and other cerebrovascular diseases and internal medicine difficult symptoms, using Chinese medicine formulas and traditional Chinese medicine characteristics, especially traditional Chinese medicine characteristics to treat headaches, dizziness, insomnia, vegetative states, and has a wealth of clinical experience.Department contact phone:0536-8060130

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