Benefits of practicing Qigong

There is a saying that goes, "If you have an illness, seek treatment; if you don't, strengthen your body." This is a summary of the predecessors' understanding of the role of Qigong. In recent years, with the widespread dissemination of Qigong, the practice of millions has further confirmed the previous summary of the preventive and curative effects of Qigong. Below is an introduction to the benefits of practicing Qigong for healthy individuals.

1. Prevention and Health Care: The *Huangdi Neijing* states, "When righteous qi is preserved within, malevolent qi cannot interfere," and "When spirit is internally guarded, where can disease come from?" This shows that practicing Qigong has the effect of preventing diseases and promoting health. Modern research has proven that practicing Qigong significantly alleviates physical and mental fatigue, restores strength and energy, enhances work efficiency, strengthens the body's immune system, and prevents diseases. With the development of society, people's daily life rhythms are getting faster, and psychological tension is also increasing. Long-term psychological stress can reduce the body's immunity, cause physiological dysfunction, and lead to functional or even organic lesions. Therefore, learning to relax appropriately amidst a fast-paced rhythm is essential for fitness and disease prevention. Qigong exercise can effectively serve this purpose. Practice has shown that people who practice regularly do not easily feel fatigued, always feel energetic, and rarely catch colds.

2. Cultivating Sentiment: Traditional Chinese Qigong emphasizes cultivating the heart and nature when practicing, meaning optimizing one's emotions, willpower, and character. This is both a prerequisite for achieving good results in practice and a direct benefit that can be gradually obtained through Qigong exercises. Practice tells us that people in a state of Qigong tranquility will experience great joy and comfort, not only physically but also mentally. The entire mind and body are immersed in a transcendent realm. Long-term adherence to Qigong exercises can cultivate sentiment, broaden the chest, develop willpower, shape a sound personality, and enhance psychological adaptability. Practicing can also make people feel more efficient in their work, improve interpersonal relationships, and elevate mental health levels.

3. Developing Intelligence: Qigong practice can develop human intelligence, as there are many explicit discussions on this in ancient Qigong classics. As Qigong research deepens, its role in developing intelligence is gradually being verified. Through Qigong exercises, brain fatigue can be quickly eliminated, making one's energy abundant, attention focused, perception sharp, memory enhanced, and thinking ability improved, thereby raising intelligence levels. Relevant experts believe that Qigong may become an effective means to improve human intelligence.

4. Prolonging Life: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that as people age, yin essence weakens, true essence gradually diminishes, and various bodily functions progressively decline. Some people also experience premature aging due to various reasons. Practice has proven that Qigong can mobilize and play out the internal potential of the body, delay or slow down aging, prevent and treat intellectual decline in the elderly, promote the physical and mental health of the elderly, and achieve the effect of prolonging life.

In addition, Qigong can be widely applied in calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing, competition, sports, playing musical instruments, acrobatics training, and many other fields. It can help those engaged in these activities enhance psychological stability, eliminate nervousness, mobilize physiological potential, and improve the efficiency of their respective activities.