I never thought that kneeling can also help you lose weight. Wu Mingzhu teaches you how to nourish your spleen

I didn’t expect that kneeling could help me lose weight! Traditional Chinese medicine points out that the spleen is the foundation of acquired constitution. If you want to maintain good health and live longer, you must know how to nourish the spleen, and the key lies in "movement". In particular, walking, jogging, sit-ups and kneeling are the best ways to strengthen the spleen and stomach, stretch the stomach meridian and eliminate excess fat. They can not only burn fat, but also keep you away from the nightmare of "sitting for a long time hurting the spleen".

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu (pictured) stressed that sitting for long periods of time can damage the spleen and make it easier to gain weight. (Photography by Jiang Minjun)

In her new book "Wu Mingzhu Teaches You How to Take Care of Your Spleen - 35 Years Old Will Be Like 25 Years Old", female Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu points out that sitting for a long time can easily damage the spleen, especially when the spleen is deficient in blood and qi, which can lead to indigestion. If you sit still or lie down for a long time, you will not only gain weight easily, but also often develop fat in the abdomen, lower body, buttocks and thighs.

3 tips for fat-burning and spleen-nourishing weight loss

《Tips 1/ Walking and jogging: Strengthening the spleen and stomach energy》

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu pointed out that when walking, half of the body's weight is borne by the toes. The toes have to grip the ground and the soles of the shoes tightly, tightening and relaxing, which stimulates the meridians of the internal organs. It is a gentle and effective spleen-nourishing exercise.

The "Kneeling Weight Loss Method" can stimulate the stomach meridian and strengthen the function of the spleen, achieving a weight loss effect. (Photo provided by Times Publishing)

From the perspective of meridians, the spleen meridian starts at the inner side of the big toe, and the stomach meridian is between the second and third toes. The Neiting point, which is helpful to the spleen and stomach, is also at this location. Regular activities involving the toes can stimulate the spleen and stomach meridians and strengthen the vitality of the spleen and stomach.

Sit-ups can stimulate the blood vessels and meridians in this area, accelerate blood circulation, and also have a preventive effect on physiological diseases. (Photo provided by Times Publishing)

《Tips 2/Sit-ups: Speed ​​up blood circulation》

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu pointed out that the spleen meridian passes through the abdomen, and doing sit-ups every day can exercise the spleen meridian. Strong abdominal muscles can also protect the internal organs from protruding out. Sit-ups play an important role in developing balance and support, can improve the central nervous system, help make bones firm, joints flexible, muscles strong and elastic, and can also enhance blood circulation and lung capacity, promote growth and development, improve metabolism, help intestinal peristalsis, and promote digestion.

The abdomen is the place with the most fat in the whole body. When blood flow passes through here, it is most likely to be blocked and cause blood stasis. Once blood stasis occurs, women's diseases such as menstrual pain and uterine fibroids will appear. Sit-ups can stimulate the blood vessels and meridians in this area, accelerate blood circulation, and also have a preventive effect on physiological diseases.

★Note★

1. Do not do it immediately after a meal.

2. Warm up and do stretching exercises.

3. Keep your breathing smooth during exercise and don't hold your breath.

《Tips 3/Kneeling to lose weight: Eliminating excess fat》

When you kneel down, you can feel the muscles from your calves to your feet being pulled, which has the effect of stretching the stomach meridian. The spleen and stomach are interdependent, and stimulating the stomach meridian can also strengthen the function of the spleen. It is a very simple yet effective method. When kneeling, you should pay attention to straighten your upper body to achieve the stretching effect. You can kneel for 10 minutes after a meal to lose weight and maintain health.

The "kneeling weight loss method" is popular in Japan, which is similar to the traditional Chinese medicine's emphasis on "kneeling to eliminate excess fat." (Photo provided by Times Publishing)

The "kneeling weight loss method" popular in Japan actually stimulates the stomach meridian to achieve the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach. This is one of the health-preserving methods used by the ancients. Especially kneeling after a meal can allow blood to flow to the stomach, promoting digestion and absorption. When the spleen and stomach are well stimulated, they can naturally transport nutrients and excrete fat, so they can achieve the effect of losing weight and eliminating excess fat.