Can fitness really strengthen the kidneys?

The fast-paced life can make our every day particularly fulfilling, but it can easily lead to some physical problems. In particular, many people are prone to kidney deficiency due to their irregular living habits and irregular diet. In addition, kidney deficiency is particularly likely to cause us to experience phenomena such as back pain, which is very detrimental to our health and normal life. Many people hope to make their bodies healthier through exercise and fitness while treating kidney deficiency. Let’s find out whether fitness can really strengthen the kidneys.

Can fitness really strengthen the kidneys?

General exercise activities that stretch the muscles and bones can achieve the effect of nourishing the kidneys.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the functional activities of the limbs, including the movement of joints, tendons, bones and other tissues, are all controlled by the liver and kidneys. Therefore, there is a saying that "the kidneys control the bones, and the bones are the rest of the kidneys." People who are good at health preservation should insist on physical exercise in winter to achieve the effects of nourishing the tendons and kidneys, relaxing the muscles and activating the collaterals, unblocking the qi and blood, and enhancing one's own resistance, thereby achieving the purpose of strengthening the kidneys and the body.

Waist massage exercises:

1. Rub your palms together until they are warm, then place them on your waist with your palms facing the skin, and massage your waist up and down until you feel warm. It can be done once in the morning and once in the evening, about 200 times each time. This exercise can nourish the kidneys and absorb qi.

2. Make fists with both hands, and use the protruding parts of the palm joints of both thumbs to naturally massage the waist, and make circular rotation massage inwards. Gradually increase the force until you feel a sore and swollen feeling. Continue massaging for about 10 minutes, once in the morning, noon and evening.

The waist is the home of the kidneys. Regular waist massage can prevent and treat chronic muscle strain, back pain and other symptoms caused by kidney deficiency in middle-aged and elderly people.

3. Kidney nourishing methods

1. Sit upright with your legs naturally apart, shoulder-width apart. Bend your elbows and raise your hands to the sides, with your fingers pointing upward, at ear level. Then, raise both hands until you feel a stretch in your ribs, then return to the original position. It can be done 3 to 5 times in a row, and can be done 3 to 5 times a day as appropriate. Before doing any exercise, your whole body should be relaxed. Inhale when raising your hands, and exhale when returning to the original position. Don't use too much force or too much strength. This movement can loosen up the muscles and bones, unblock the meridians, and at the same time return the Qi to the Dantian. It has a relieving effect on the elderly, the weak, and those who are short of breath.

2. Sit upright, bend your left arm and place it on your legs, bend your right arm at the elbow, with your palm facing up, and do parabolic movements 3 to 5 times. When doing the parabolic movement, throw your hands up into the air, the movement can be slightly faster, inhale when throwing your hands up, and exhale when recovering. This action has the same effect as the first action.

3. Sit upright with your legs hanging naturally, then slowly turn your body left and right 3 to 5 times. Then, swing both feet forward more than 10 times. You can increase or decrease the number of times according to your personal physical strength. Relax your whole body when doing the exercise, and the movements should be natural and gentle. When turning the body, the torso should remain upright and should not bend forward or backward. This movement can move the waist and knees, benefit the kidneys and strengthen the waist. Practicing this movement often can exercise the waist and knees, which is beneficial to the kidneys.

4. Sit upright, loosen your belt, undress, rub your hands together to warm them up, place them on your waist, and rub them up and down until you feel warmth on your waist. This method can warm the kidneys and strengthen the waist. There is the Mingmen point of the Du meridian on the waist, as well as the Shenshu, Qihaishu, and Dachangshu points of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. After rubbing, you will feel hot all over your body. It has the effects of warming the kidneys and strengthening the waist, relaxing the muscles and activating blood circulation.

5. Put your feet together, cross your hands and raise them above your head. Then, bend over and touch the ground with your hands. Then squat down, hug your knees with your hands, and silently say "blow" but do not make any sound. This can be done more than 10 times in a row.

The above is an introduction to whether fitness can really strengthen the kidneys. After understanding it, we know that fitness can play a very good role in fitness, but not all fitness exercises can strengthen the kidneys. In addition, if you want to adjust your body through fitness, you must persist in it for a long time. In addition, you must maintain regular living habits and exercise more.