Chinanews.com, Beijing, February 11th. Title: The fitness technique that originated in the Northern Song Dynasty, why has it become a fashionable Internet celebrity movement?
Author Liu Xingchen
Unknowingly, Baduanjin became popular.
Type the word "Baduanjin" in the search bar of Bilibili (hereinafter referred to as "Bilibili"), and exactly 1,000 videos were retrieved.
The most popular is the password version of Baduanjin teaching of the General Administration of Sports, with over 10.52 million views.
Under the video quality in the 1980s and 1990s, there were nearly 6,000 comments, most of which were young people represented by college students.
They call each other "Jinyou".
Image source: screenshot of Baduanjin teaching video at Station B
As an ancient fitness technique that originated in the Northern Song Dynasty, Baduanjin consists of eight different movements.
When people in their early 20s compare each move to the teaching video, word of mouth, the long-established "slow movement" has become the "favorite" of many people in the past period of time.
"After practicing Baduanjin, I reconciled with the original camera"
"A lot of people ask me about Baduanjin, it is really popular." This is the first sentence that "post-90s" Wei Zhexin said about Baduanjin.
After practicing for 5 months, she felt the high wisdom of the ancient Chinese.
"The ancients paid attention to the mental method of self-cultivation. If you trust it, a series of changes will occur in your body."
Image source: photo courtesy of the interviewee
To describe this change, Wei Zhexin used the word "miraculous".
In the past, she was a standard example of an irregular life schedule.
"I've been ranked in the top three for a long time in the ranking list of late sleep in the circle of friends."
For a long time, Wei Zhexin's life style of "sleeping late and waking up late" made Wei Zhexin suffer from physical problems, and suffered from severe anxiety and depression psychologically.
Last summer, after learning about Baduanjin from ancient Chinese medicine books, Wei Zhexin began to practice with a mentality of trying.
She specifically inquired about the Meridian Liuzhu theory of traditional Chinese medicine to arrange practice time.
"One shot between 9 and 11 in the morning, and one between 2 and 4 in the afternoon. After 6 in the evening, the body and consciousness enter the rest mode, and there is no exercise."
Image source: photo courtesy of the interviewee
Soon, she was rewarded.
"The costal osteoarthritis for many years made me always feel a dull pain. After about 2 weeks of training, the costal osteoarthritis disappeared and I didn't feel the pain anymore." Speaking of this, Wei Zhexin was still a little excited.
In order to find out the "magical" changes, Wei Zhexin read a lot of materials.
In her opinion, the ancient oriental wisdom, which is both scientific and metaphysical, makes Baduanjin such a simple but effective exercise.
Talking about the past, Wei Zhexin was overly concerned with the unexpected world and rejected the realism of the original camera.
"Now I have reconciled with the original camera. In the traces of acne and fine lines on the face, I feel the calm vitality."
Today, Wei Zhexin will tell friends about this fitness method, "Everyone calls me the promotion ambassador of Baduanjin".
She sighed in a philosophical sentence: In the ups and downs of the world, I want to maintain the balance of body and mind.
Image source: Screenshot of the respondent’s circle of friends
"I didn't believe in Baduanjin at first"
Due to his irregular diet when he was in school, Li Angyi, a sophomore, has a history of stomach problems for 7 or 8 years, and his blood vessels are blocked, causing his feet to be cold all year round.
"Sometimes if I don't eat irritating food, my stomach will also attack, and the pain is so painful that I can't straighten my waist."
Compared with taking traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the body, Li Angyi chose to use exercise therapy to improve immunity during college.
"I don't like going to the gym to exercise, so I bought a yoga mat to exercise in the dormitory."
After practicing abdominal courses for a period of time, the "minor illness" has not improved significantly.
Li Angyi was moved when he saw in the circle of friends that someone had improved significantly after practicing Baduanjin.
Image source: Netizens share their experience of practicing Baduanjin
As a "post-00", Li Angyi didn't believe it when he first heard "Baduanjin": It should be decades later to use old-school sports to maintain health?
But soon, this concern was dispelled.
Every day at noon, Li Angyi will follow the teaching video of station B to practice on the balcony of the dormitory.
Counting the time to adjust breathing, half an hour of "practice" can never be changed.
"Even on weekdays, there are more than 300 people watching the video at the same time."
In the initial training, Li Angyi was not familiar with the movements, and he took about 20 minutes of the 12-minute class.
"The pose of 'shaking the head and tail to get rid of anger' is more difficult to practice, and the time of Zhamabu is very long." He recalled with a smile.
Image source: Netizens share their experience of practicing Baduanjin
Three weeks later, Li Angyi was surprised to find that the soles of his feet became warmer.
In his opinion, this kind of experience is incredible, "Practice a set of movements without feeling tired, and after a long time, you will feel the flow of Qi and blood."
Now, it is the second year that Li Angyi has practiced Baduanjin, and he admitted that he has been promoted to a senior fan.
For him, Baduanjin is the key to open another way of life.
"Baduanjin emphasizes awareness training"
"Baduanjin has a regulating effect on multiple parts such as the neck, shoulders, and waist." According to Cui Yongsheng, director of the Scientific Research and Propaganda Department of the Qigong Center of the General Administration of Sports, Baduanjin is closely integrated with modern lifestyles during the creation process.
According to Yang Bailong, member of the Standing Committee of the China Health Qigong Association, as an ancient Daoyin health preservation technique, Baduanjin uses eight groups of movements to guide the body, strengthen muscles and bones, dredge meridians, reconcile qi and blood, improve visceral functions, enhance physical fitness, and improve physical fitness. immunity.
Image source: Netizens share their experience of practicing Baduanjin
"Take 'Shooting a Bow from Left to Right' as an example. It mainly exercises the liver and lungs, and is a good regulator of cardiopulmonary function." Cui Yongsheng said that each group of Baduanjin movements is targeted to solve physical function problems.
Talking about the principle of the exercises that "Jinyou" are concerned about, Cui Yongsheng introduced that Baduanjin promotes the smooth flow of meridians through the guidance of the external body, so as to achieve the peace of the internal organs.
"There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that the circulation of qi and blood is tonic. After the flow of qi and blood is smooth, people's body and mind will naturally get better and better."
And "emphasizing the exercise of consciousness" is a big difference between this ancient practice and modern fitness.
"Everyone should concentrate when practicing Baduanjin. The exercises emphasize the harmonious movement of body and mind, emphasizing the participation of the mind."
According to past experience, after practicing Baduanjin for 3 months, there will be significant changes in heart and lung function, viscera function, immunity and other indicators.
"It is best to be able to exercise every day. Doing Baduanjin twice each time can promote the circulation of Qi and blood in the body for at least one week, and the duration is about 30 minutes."
Image source: screenshot of the teaching video at station B
Cui Yongsheng expressed his relief when he saw that more young people took the initiative to learn about traditional culture.
"Baduanjin is easy to learn and has good fitness effects, which has contributed to its popularity among young people."
Nowadays, young people frequently use their brains, and the ancient wisdom in Baduanjin can just deal with this situation.
"After the body is properly exercised, the brain, body and mind will be quiet, thereby promoting the circulation of Qi and blood."
The "brocade" in Baduanjin means slow and graceful movements.
It was another early morning, accompanied by the familiar soundtrack, how many people recited the words: "Holding the sky with both hands to manage the triple burner; bowing left and right like shooting a vulture..." (Some people in the text are pseudonyms) (End)