Insufficient air is a common issue faced by modern individuals, stemming from factors such as high-intensity work pressure, irregular lifestyle habits, and poor dietary practices. This may lead to symptoms such as mental fatigue, reluctance to speak, cold hands and feet, and a yellow complexion. To improve this condition, in addition to adjusting lifestyle habits, trying simple exercises to supplement air and blood is a convenient and effective method. Here are four practical movements aimed at helping boost your energy and rejuvenate.
Deep breathing is an effective way to quickly replenish air. It can enhance lung function, promote oxygen absorption and carbon dioxide emission, supply fresh oxygen to various parts of the body, accelerate metabolism, and enhance overall vitality. When practicing, maintain an upright posture, relax your shoulders, take a deep breath through your nose, let your abdomen expand, feel the breath sinking into the lower abdomen; then slowly exhale through your mouth, tighten the abdomen, completely empty the lungs. It is recommended to hold each breath for 5 to 10 seconds, practice for 5 to 10 minutes daily. Deep breathing not only improves physical strength but also relieves stress, improves sleep, leaving you mentally refreshed, with a brighter complexion and warm limbs.
The Eight Silk Brocades, as a traditional Chinese fitness method, combines body, breath, and mental regulation, with significant effects on replenishing energy and nourishing the body. Movements such as “Holding up the sky with two hands,” “Single-hand regulating the spleen and stomach,” and “Standing on tiptoe to eliminate all diseases” are very suitable for replenishing air. Practice each exercise once in the morning and evening, repeat each movement 6 to 8 times, promoting blood circulation, giving you a radiant appearance, and a healthy complexion.
Patting the Governing Vessel by gently patting along the spine can stimulate internal yang energy and supplement vital energy. Stand upright or lie down, gently pat from the tailbone to the neck with the back of your fist, and feel a slight warmth in the area. Do this exercise for 10 to 15 minutes each morning and evening to enhance immunity, relieve chills, and add vitality.
Walking on tiptoes can stimulate important meridians in the feet, promote blood circulation in the lower limbs, and enhance yang energy. Simply stand with your heels on the ground, walk only on tiptoes, maintaining stability, walk for 5 to 10 minutes each time, gradually increasing the duration. This exercise can strengthen lower limb muscles, improve fatigue in the waist and legs, and cold hands and feet, making your steps light, and your spirits high.
In addition, maintaining regular sleep patterns, a balanced diet (such as consuming foods like Chinese yam and red dates that nourish air), and positive emotional management are essential components of replenishing air. Start practicing these simple methods today to inject more vitality into yourself, welcoming a healthier, more vibrant you.
