Spring fitness moves for the chronically ill

Spring is the most beautiful time of the year when everything comes back to life. Scientific and moderate outdoor activities can lay a good foundation for a year of physical exercise and health. For patients with chronic diseases, spring is not only a good time for timely conditioning and exercise to prevent diseases, but also a dangerous period for the recurrence of “old diseases and illnesses”. After a cold winter, the functions of the body organs, including muscle function, are at a low level, so spring sports should be mainly for the purpose of restoring human body functions, step by step, not blindly pursue the amount of exercise, exercise before the preparation activities. In spring, it is still cold and windy, so we should pay attention to wind protection and warmth, especially for the head and legs and feet. Chen Ming, Department of Gastroenterology, Nankai Hospital, Tianjin In the spring season, the air is dirty in the morning and evening, the temperature is low, and the oxygen content is low. Therefore, in the spring, make full use of so 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to exercise, and in the morning you can sleep more appropriately. Exercise location selection in the outdoor, preferably woods, rivers, lakeside, these places are vibrant, rich in a negative oxygen ions can improve the state of breathing, metabolism and blood circulation, the more practice the more spirit, even if the “spring sleepy” kind of annoying things are difficult to approach. “Spring and summer nourish Yang, autumn and winter nourish Yin”, is China’s ancient medical doctors according to the impact of the natural seasons on the function of the internal organs of the human qi and blood and the principles of health. The five elements, the liver is wood, and spring corresponding, spring nourishing the yang is important to nourish the liver. For patients with cardiovascular disease, jogging or brisk walking is the best choice. It has a positive effect on maintaining good heart function in middle-aged and elderly people, preventing the decline of lung tissue elasticity, preventing muscle atrophy, and preventing coronary heart disease, hypertension and arteriosclerosis. For patients with chronic respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, etc.), moderate swimming is preferred. When swimming, the human thorax is subjected to 12-15kg of water pressure, then to make the body get enough oxygen, respiratory muscles must constantly overcome this pressure; in addition, when swimming exhalation is generally done underwater, and the density of water is much greater than the density of air, so in order to exhale must be hard, so that whether it is inhalation or exhalation can increase the respiratory muscle Contraction force, which can enhance the function of the respiratory system and increase lung capacity. For patients with chronic liver disease and digestive system diseases (chronic hepatitis, early cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease, functional gastrointestinal disease), it is recommended to participate in badminton or table tennis. To keep moving feet, jumping, turning, swinging on the field, reasonably using various hitting techniques and footwork to hit the ball back and forth on the field, thus increasing the strength of the upper limbs, lower limbs and waist muscles, which is of great benefit to abdominal organ function, improving appetite, promoting gastrointestinal movement, and eye-hand coordination. For tumor patients, while adhering to treatment, they can perform exercises such as qigong, taijiquan and go. These exercises have a great effect on strengthening the righteousness, opening the mind, strengthening the heart and improving the quality of life. In short, no matter what kind of exercise, it is necessary to do it according to your ability and be persistent. Exercise 3-5 times a week, more than 30 minutes each time, a slight sweat can be, after the exercise to wear warm clothes in time. Should also be good at rest, to ensure sleep. Only the appropriate combination of movement and static, in order to play a stress relief, happy mood, to improve health effects.