Warm-up in Chinese in the office (in other words, Chi-Chun gymnastics), in traditional Chinese medicine, is used for both preventive and therapeutic purposes. The basis of this warm-up is a set of exercises that compensate for the negative effects of working in the office.
Exercise one
Sit on a chair, close your eyes, and straighten your back. Now put your hands on your hips, press your elbows to your body, grasp your thumbs in a fist with your other fingers. Start breathing through your nose in this position, draw in your stomach while inhaling and push out as you exhale. You need to start such an exercise with 20 breaths, and gradually increase the number to fifty.
Exercise two
Take the tip of your nose with your thumb and forefinger and rub it lightly up and down twenty times. This exercise improves blood circulation in the nose, therefore, it will help to prevent the common cold.
Exercise three
Close your eyes and use the middle joints of your thumbs in a circular motion around your eyes. This action must be done twenty times from the bridge of the nose to the temples, and then another twenty - to the inner corner of the eye. Then massage your brows all over your thumbs. Draw to the temples from the middle of the forehead, also twenty times. Then put your hands on your knees and rotate to the right and left with your eyes closed. This exercise also needs to be done twenty times. Such a complex has a relaxing effect on the eyes and the entire nervous system.
Exercise four
Place your left hand on your right shoulder. In this case, it is better to raise the right elbow to shoulder level. Keep your back straight. Shoulder back and forth in 20 circular movements. Then do this exercise with the other shoulder.
Exercise five
Massage the ears with both hands. Then close your ears with your palms so that your fingers are on the back of your head. Tap the middle finger with your index finger to massage the eardrum. This exercise will help to cope with headaches and dizziness, and also stimulates brain activity.
Exercise six
Cross your arms at the back of your head and lift your head up so that the neck and arms are opposed to each other. This exercise needs to be done ten times. Thus, blood circulation in the neck area is improved.
For a more pronounced effect, such a warm-up should be done regularly.
