I run normally daily on treadmills or Elliptical for 1 hour. When running to a certain extent, I started to draw relationship between running and qigong. More specifically the cardio exercise combined with relaxation and breathing patterns.  And it is becoming more and more interesting to notice how practicing Qi-Going style breathing and concentration can help maximizing cardio exercise results. From jogging to holding the breath, breathing should be coordinated with the running. This is jogging basic essentials. I ran for three years, still no master.

"Nursing in the spring, Growth in the summer, autumn, winter provisions," summed up the four seasons of the ancients Chinese health principles. Autumn is the "income" of the season, the physiological activities of the human body also changes with the natural environment, in the "closed" stage, sex fluid yang are in the convergence of raising the state, so exercise regimen is going to follow this principle.

But autumn weather gradually cools, the human blood circulation and other physiological functions tend to be relatively weakened, so they require an appropriate increase physical activity to strengthen heart and lung function, resist cold. Both Dynamic(cardio exercise) and Static(Qi-Going) again, is characteristic of the fall sports season regimen, and one of the best ways to resolve this contradiction that qigong jogging.

Jogging, or furtherly, running qigong is a combination of beneficial cardio exercise, requiring shape moving, but calm, moving instead of chaos, not violent gentle, quiet and not impatient, so emotional tranquility. Thus, not only enhance the body's physiological functions to be cool autumn, and will not cause injury 阴津阳 gas consumption to be harvest.

Jogging is qigong method in the running of the specific application. Method is: keep running posture, head neck are straight, upper body slightly forward, binocular head, hands grip a natural hollow fist, forearm bent 90 degrees. Using natural breathing, nasal suction first call, snorting feels to be alone Organisation gas, switch to the nose and mouth while breathing. Then should lips slightly open, tongue touching the palate, let air through Chifeng out, deep breathing should be uniform. To relax, remain optimistic mood, smiling, intended to concentrate on the pubic region (or listen to the voice of their own breathing, which is a feeling, not really sound), eliminate all distractions, just running is an effective means to keep fit by running make their own spirits, physical, mental enhancement, pain disappear.

Before running, first place standing, or walking slowly, relax the body, regulating emotional activity, and mix thoroughly breathing. With the mental preparation, and then taking the legs, slow trot. When running, the pace can go far larger, but each step tread was steady, his arms swinging back and forth along, try to use the toes touch the ground, in order to increase the effect of exercise; infirm can be full-foot landing, steady pace conducive to solid. Running the length of time, may be physical circumstances, in order to feel a slight body sweating prevail. Beginners running, should start a short distance, and then gradually increase. Infirm, often run short on rude sweating a little difficult to be competent, jogging and walking combination of approaches can be used, namely relax, intended to keep the pubic region, ran a few steps, walk a few steps, with the physical enhancements, and then gradually reduce the walking amount, increasing the amount of running.

Through my own experiments, I found it best maximizing the cardio exercise results by interchanging Qi-Gong with running or jogging. Using elliptical as an example, if I run Interval patterns, I change my breathing pattern to Qi-Gong style breathing described above, close my eyes, and concentrate on my abdomen or pubic region while my legs continue to jogging on the pedals with a rhythm. The same can be done for the warm-down after the cardio exercising. You would find your body is more energetic after the combined exercise.

After the run, we must continue to walk a while, take a deep breath, his hands on his chest painted arc, let muscles relax. Running or cardio exercising is any drug can not be replaced exercise, can enhance blood circulation, improve heart function and blood supply to the brain, lower cholesterol, reduce cerebral arteriosclerosis, ensure the normal operation of brain cells. Running can effectively stimulate metabolism, increase energy consumption, contribute to weight loss fitness. For the elderly, runners can greatly reduce muscle atrophy and senile obesity, heart and lung function to reduce signs of aging, helps longevity.

Qigong combines in the cardio exercising, so the health effects played no doubt get a better enhanced. Insist on jogging for prevention and treatment of digestive diseases Qigong, such as gastric and duodenal ulcers, chronic gastritis, colitis and other significant effect.

In autumn seasons qigong jogging, as well as mitigate the impact of the autumn chill of the air on the human body, mind peace keeping role. "Autumn autumn worry Sharen," "when autumn Qifeng miserable rain, the elderly hyperactivity sad." Autumn, people's mood less stable than in other seasons, easy sorrow sad, especially for the elderly, and proximity to fall grass leaves, flowers wither, can not help but evoke melancholy mood, there is desolate, a sense of dusk. Adhere to qigong jogging, can inspire the human spirit, regulate mood, enhance people's will, prompting the mental health conducive to forget troubles, distraction sorrow "forget their Autumn."

Qigong jogging perseverance, the autumn months, should not interrupt, but also a habit, carried throughout the year. But it must be stressed that adhering qigong jogging, can not have any reluctance, because it is a combination of exercise and qigong, intended to keep stress, stress pine quiet nature, exquisite body tempted static, any reluctance is not helpful. So in a bad mood, you can use instead of the usual walk, once the spirit upturn, and then continue jogging.