Chinese traditional sports have been increasingly recognized worldwide, and the health benefits brought by them have also been certified from the perspective of different disciplines. The latest research report of China’s Shanghai Institute of physical education, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, points out that traditional sports such as Tai Chi and Baduanjin are beneficial to the cardiovascular system and can help patients with heart disease, hypertension and stroke alleviate their conditions, especially in controlling blood pressure and lowering cholesterol.
Researchers analyzed 35 research reports, including relevant research data of 2249 participants from 10 countries studies have found that among patients with cardiovascular diseases, traditional Chinese exercise can help reduce their heart systolic blood pressure (high pressure) and diastolic blood pressure (low pressure). the former can reduce by up to 9.12 mm Hg, while the latter can reduce by more than 5 mm Hg on average. At the same time, it was also found that Chinese traditional sports can generally reduce the levels of harmful cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein and triglyceride in the body of practitioners.
In addition, the report points out that among Chinese patients with cardiovascular diseases, practicing traditional sports can improve their quality of life and reduce psychological stress the study leader also said that these exercise methods have not been proven in this study to improve the heart rate or increase the level of aerobic exercise. Next, the research team will conduct more in-depth research on the effect of traditional sports on the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
In addition, the medical center of Harvard University in the United States also recommends traditional Chinese sports such as Tai Chi as healthy sports to everyone, even people with special physical conditions, such as wheelchair users. The reason for recommendation is that these sports can help people strengthen muscle strength, improve limb flexibility and balance.
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