What are the benefits of doing handstands regularly? The advantages and disadvantages of doing handstands (holding the top)

In today's acrobatics, handstand is called Dinggong. Generally speaking, the feet are facing the sky, and the arms (sometimes the head) are below to support the weight of the whole body, which is called inverted balance. This program was called Daozhi in the Han Dynasty. There are many performance postures for handstand skills. The most basic and common one is to stand with both hands on the ground. Inverted can make the circulatory system habitually reverse. Such abnormal changes, if only maintained for a short time, are beneficial to human health. Let's take a look at it together with Encyclopedia Knowledge Network.

Handstand is a recreational activity that many young men like, and it is also one of the best ways for young people to keep fit. As early as more than a thousand years ago, Hua Tuo, an ancient Chinese medical scientist, used this method to treat diseases and keep fit, and achieved miraculous results. Hua Tuo created the Five Animals Exercises, among which the monkey exercise included the handstand action.

People usually stand upright in their daily life, work, study, sports and entertainment. Under the influence of gravity, the human skeleton, internal organs and blood circulation system produce a downward weight-bearing effect, which can easily lead to diseases such as gastroptosis, cardiovascular and bone and joint diseases. When the human body is upside down, the gravity of the earth remains unchanged, but the pressure on the joints and organs of the human body changes, and the tension of the muscles also changes. In particular, the elimination and reduction of pressure between joints and the relaxation of muscles in certain parts have certain effects on preventing and treating low back pain, sciatica and arthritis. In addition, inversion is also very effective in reducing fat in certain parts, such as the waist and abdomen, and is one of the effective ways to lose weight.

Benefits of Handstand

Inverting can not only make a person's body more fit, but also effectively reduce the formation of facial wrinkles and delay aging.

Inversion is more helpful to improve people's intelligence and reaction ability. People's intelligence and reaction speed are determined by the brain, and inversion can increase the blood supply to the brain and control the sensory ability under various conditions.

It is reported that some elementary schools in Japan have students stand upside down for five minutes every day to improve their intelligence. After standing upside down, students generally feel clear-eyed, refreshed and clear-headed. Because of this, medical experts highly praise the handstand exercise: standing upside down for five minutes is equivalent to sleeping for two hours. Other countries such as India, Sweden and the United States also actively encourage people to do handstand exercises every day.

The inverted fitness method is very popular abroad. This method has a good health care effect on the following symptoms: insomnia at night, memory loss, thinning hair, loss of appetite, lack of concentration, depression, back pain, stiff shoulders, vision loss, energy decline, general fatigue, constipation, headache, etc.

Disadvantages of handstand

Holding the big top can reverse the habit of the circulatory system. If such abnormal changes only last for a short time, they will be beneficial to human health.

Do not hold the big top for too long. In addition to tinnitus, brain swelling and dizziness, it can also cause direct damage to vision. Holding the big top for too long will increase intraocular pressure, cause binocular vision loss, and then cause visual distortion and visual field loss. Therefore, the time of holding the big top must be controlled, and it is better to be short rather than long.

About the fitness practice of handstand

1. Stand upright, step your left foot forward about 60 cm, and bend your knees naturally. Put your hands on the ground, and fully stretch the Achilles tendon of your right foot;

2. With your head on the ground, stretch your left leg backwards and bring your legs together;

3. Move slowly on your toes, first move 90 degrees to the left, and when you reach the position, raise your waist in the same direction and then lower it;

4. Then move 90 degrees to the right and repeat the previous action after reaching the position. This set of actions should be done slowly 3 times.

Precautions for handstand

1. Concentrate your mind and focus all your awareness on the "Baihui Point" in the center of the top of your head.

2. Your head will hurt when you do it for the first time, so it is best to do it on a blanket or soft cloth pad.

3. Keep your head and hands in the same position at all times.

4. Keep your jaw in when turning your body to maintain balance.

5. Don’t rest immediately after completing the exercise. It is best to do some exercise before resting.

6. It is not advisable to do this within 2 hours after a meal or when drinking too much water.