Although the upright posture is a distinctive mark that distinguishes humans from other animals. However, after human beings stand upright, due to the effect of gravity, three drawbacks have been caused:
1. Premature aging and heart disease
The circulation of blood changes from horizontal to vertical, which leads to insufficient blood supply to the brain and overload of the cardiovascular system.
The mild ones have baldness, dizziness, gray hair, lack of energy, easy fatigue, and premature aging; Severe cases of brain disease and heart disease.
2. Prolapse and obesity of heart organs
It causes many diseases of the gastrointestinal and heart organs to prolapse, causing fat accumulation in the abdomen and thighs, resulting in waist circumference and abdominal obesity.
3. Aggravation of cervical spine, lumbar spine and other diseases
Under the action of gravity, the muscles of the neck, shoulder, back and waist bear more load, resulting in excessive tension and aggravation of diseases such as cervical strain, lumbar spine, frozen shoulder, etc.
To overcome the fly in the ointment of human evolution, the best way to solve these diseases is physical exercise, and the best way to exercise is to do a handstand. The handstand mentioned here is not like that done by sports enthusiasts, this kind of handstand only needs to lift the foot, but the effect is not small.
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The correct way to lift your feet before bed
1. If the body is stiff, the legs can be slightly farther away from the wall; If you have a soft body, you can choose to stay closer to the wall;
2. Try to move your body according to the mat until you find the position that works best for you; Keep your legs against the wall and try to stay as vertical as possible;
3. Feel your thigh bones and abdomen penetrate from the back of your pelvis to your torso.
4. Close your eyes and let your attention slowly focus on your breathing. Hold for 10~15 minutes;
5. Finally, as you lower your legs, bend your knees so that your feet are against the wall and your hips are elevated. Then lower your hips, exhale, get up and return to a seated position.
caution
1. Drink 300ml of warm boiled water before and after lifting your feet, calm and relaxed, breathe naturally, do not hold your breath, and rely on waist strength and dantian strength to support the acid in the lower half of the body.
2. For people with stiff back muscles, this posture is still a bit difficult, so it is best to prepare a large pillow as a cushion in order to enjoy the benefits of this posture for you!
3. Slow movements, if there is discomfort, slowly put your legs down to avoid sudden movements.
What are the benefits of lifting your feet like this? Don't look at the foot lifting exercise is just a small action, but the health effect is very great.
Lift your feet against the wall every day
6 benefits that you didn't expect
1. Promote liver detoxification and kidney detoxification
When the feet are raised, the blood will quickly flow back to the liver and kidneys, giving re-detoxification and detoxification.
In order to eliminate the instantaneous increase in toxins, the human pituitary gland will secrete hormones to stimulate its potential and strengthen detoxification.
2. Protect the heart and stabilize blood pressure
When lifting the feet high, because of the dantian training breathing, it can reduce the burden on the lungs, and the turbidity of the chest cavity can be discharged smoothly, solve the depression of the heart and chest, and help the heart to restore normal function, reduce psychological pressure, and stabilize blood pressure.
3. Open up the second pulse of Ren and Du, and the qi and blood are unimpeded
When the feet are raised, the Shenque (navel) and the door of life are the same luck, opening up the unimpeded flow of Qi and blood of Rendu, expanding the pores, and increasing the respiration and metabolism of the skin.
4. Protect the spine and prevent joint degeneration
When the feet are raised, the spine is kept horizontal, the muscles of the whole body are elastic, the qi and blood are smooth, the joints will proliferate the bone marrow, and the nerves on both sides of the spine will resume their normal conduction effect.
5. Soothe the nervous system and help sleep
Do the legs up against the wall for deep relaxation. Combined with slow, regular breathing, it stimulates the nerves of relaxation and digestion.
In this state, the body digests more efficiently and fatigue recovers quickly. Stick to it for a while, and your overall health will improve significantly, and you'll find yourself feeling calm easily.
Friends who are troubled by insomnia can do this for a while when they can't sleep, which can help them fall asleep.
6. Lower blood lipids and stabilize blood sugar
When lifting the feet, sweating can remove acid toxins from the body, and blood fat is naturally burned. Since the spleen is the main limb, and the spleen is also exercised when the feet are lifted, the blood sugar can be stabilized, the function of the spleen can be improved, and the person's temperament is natural and kind.
In addition, lifting the feet in this way can also relieve edema in the thighs and feet, and long-term persistence has the effect of weight loss.
Practice points
1. Make sure the body structure is symmetrical and don't tilt the spine to one side;
2. Make sure that the shoulders and the back of the neck fall to the ground, and friends who can't fall to the ground because of physical reasons can put a blanket underneath;
3. Patients with high blood pressure, or if they feel uncomfortable in the heart and too much pressure on the blood vessels in the face, they can bend their legs and put their legs on the chair;
4. It is recommended to wear socks when practicing in winter. Prevents hypothermia due to lack of blood at the ends of the feet;
5. It is recommended to stay for about 3 minutes for beginners and 5 to 8 minutes for mature practitioners; Don't keep it up for too long;
6. When you come down, you must not get up immediately, but retreat to the right side of the lie to make the blood circulation of the whole body return to normal mode.
Source: "Maimai Health" public account
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