Five exercises for health preservation during the Great Heat solar term: swimming and playing with fitness balls

The Great Heat solar term is the hottest time of the year. The scorching hot weather is a bit unbearable. At this time, we should pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling down. Doing some appropriate exercise can help to maintain good health. Do you know what is the most suitable exercise during the Great Heat solar term? The following editor will introduce to you the suitable exercises during the Great Heat solar term. Let’s take a look.

Promote tourism

The main purpose of traveling during the Great Heat season is to escape the summer heat. According to this principle, the destinations for traveling during the Great Heat season should be seaside and mountainous areas. There are two reasons:

First of all, the temperatures of the two are relatively low; the coastal climate is also called the marine climate. During the hottest days of summer, the inland is already scorching hot, but the seaside is breezy. The mountain climate is characterized by relatively low temperatures but large temperature differences between day and night.

Generally speaking, the temperature is inversely proportional to the altitude. The temperature drops by approximately 5℃ to 6℃ for every 1000m increase in altitude. Secondly, the environment at the seaside and in the mountains is pleasant: people living by the sea will feel that the wind direction changes regularly throughout the day and night.

Best swimming

The best way to exercise during the Great Heat season is to swim. When the sun is scorching and the hot wind is blowing on your face, swimming is the most comfortable thing. It not only exercises the body but also helps to relieve the heat and cool down the summer. Swimming has many benefits for people.

First of all, swimming can improve the function of people's respiratory system. After swimming exercise, you can fully inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, which promotes the metabolism of tissue cells in the body and is effective in preventing and treating chronic bronchitis and improving emphysema.

Secondly, swimming can improve the function of the cardiovascular system. Swimming can greatly enhance the function of the heart and reduce the deposition of metabolic waste on the blood vessel walls.

In addition, swimming can increase the excitability of the cerebral cortex. If you swim in the water for a while after work, no matter who you are, you will feel refreshed, fatigue disappears, and your whole body feels light. Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, regular swimming can better metabolize fat and avoid the accumulation of fat in the omentum and subcutaneous tissue to form obesity.

Play with fitness ball

Fitness ball, also called Baoding iron ball. This exercise can harmonize Qi and blood, relax muscles and bones, strengthen internal organs, improve brain function and improve intelligence. It requires little exercise and is not restricted by venue or climate, so it is suitable for practice during the Great Heat. If you can persist in practicing with the fitness ball regularly, it will have a good effect on diseases such as sequelae of hemiplegia, cervical spondylosis, periarthritis of the shoulder, coronary heart disease, finger dysfunction and so on. In addition, due to the frequent friction between the iron ball and the skin of the palm, static electricity and thermal effects will be generated, which will enhance blood circulation and treat diseases in various parts of the body.

fishing

Fishing is not only about catching fish, but also about nourishing your temperament and improving your body and mind. In the past, many literati and celebrities regarded "fishing in the misty waves" as an elegant activity. According to legend, Jiang Ziya, who assisted King Wen of Zhou in conquering the world, once went fishing on the bank of the Wei River.

During the Great Heat, whenever you come to a reservoir or a pond, under the lush shade of trees, with the breeze blowing, you can read the lush growth of all things, hear the cicadas chirping in the setting sun, and see the "white floating objects" jumping in the green waves... Finding this comfort and tranquility will naturally refresh your heart and drive away your irritability. How pleasant it is! Experiencing this kind of joyful mood often is naturally beneficial to your health and longevity.

The reason why fishing is good for the mind and character is that it requires the coordination of brain, hands and eyes, and the assistance of stillness, intention and movement. When fishing, the eyes, brain and mind are focused on the movement of the float, silently, with the mind focused on the Dantian, and the form is still but the practice is moving. It plays a positive role in improving one's vision and the mind's quick reaction ability.

Take an air bath

The above sports are just examples. Of course, there are many other sports suitable for summer physical exercise, so I won’t go into details here. As the saying goes, "Train in the coldest days of spring and the hottest days of summer," which shows that exercise in summer plays an important role in health.

Experimental observations have found that people who regularly exercise in the summer have better heart function, lung capacity, and digestive function than those who do not exercise, and their incidence rate is also lower. However, the weather is hot in summer, which consumes a lot of energy for the human body, so you must pay attention to the method of participating in sports activities in summer, and the same applies to the hottest days of summer. Only reasonable arrangements can achieve good fitness results.

First, eat more alkaline foods to prevent acid-base imbalance. Alkaline foods are mainly fruits. Fruits such as watermelon, pineapple, apricot, peach, plum, and cantaloupe are rich in potassium salts.

Second, it is best to do outdoor exercise in the early morning or evening when the weather is cool. You should go to parks, lakeside, courtyards and other places with fresh air in the morning. Exercises include radio gymnastics, qigong, tai chi, etc.

Third, the amount of exercise should be moderate and you should avoid excessive fatigue. You can drink some salt water appropriately, and it is best to take a hot bath, which can not only eliminate fatigue but also make people feel extra comfortable.