Description
Tai Chi for Diabetes
Designed to prevent and improve control of diabetes.
Duration: 90 mins.
Introduction:
This specially designed program by medical and Tai Chi experts focuses on the health benefits of people with diabetes. suitable for people with no prior knowledge of Tai Chi, it is safe and easy-to-learn.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, enhancing life energy (Qi) in the appropriate acupuncture meridians (energy channels) will improve diabetes. This program is also designed to enhance these meridians.
Including an introduction of Tai Chi and diabetes, warm up and cooling down exercises, it contains Qigong for Diabetes, 11 basic movements and 8 advanced movements. Viewers can learn different part at their own pace using the step-by-step instructions.
The set is based on both Yang and Sun style, selected to enhance Qi and provide the progressive exercises safe for people with diabetes.
Features
Designed to prevent and improve control of diabetes by gently increasing physical activities, cellular uptake of glucose and relaxation. It enhances Qi (life energy), which according to traditional Chinese medicine will help control diabetes. For people who don’t have diabetes, practicing it could prevent diabetes, or just improve fitness and health.
The program is supported by Diabetes Australia.
Contents:
Introduction
Warm up and cooling down
Qigong for diabetes
The basic movements:
- Commencement movement.
- Opening and closing hands
- Waving hands in the cloud x 3 left
- Opening and closing hands
- Fair lady working at the Shuttle
- Opening and closing hands
- Toes kicks left and right
- Opening and closing
- Waving hands in the cloud
- Opening and closing hands
- Closing movement
The advanced movements:
- Waving hands in the cloud x3
- Opening and closing hands
- Stroking bird”s tail left
- Opening and closing hands
- Stroking bird”s tail right
- Opening and closing hands
- Waving hands in the cloud x3
- Opening and closing hands
- Closing movement
The end.
Comments
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