When people reach middle-aged and elderly people, most diseases come to them. In order to keep fit, tonic may be effective for a while, but after that, there may be an undercurrent hidden in my heart; Some people rely on luck, hoping for a miracle, and regard their health as a "perpetual motion machine" that does not refuel. As a result, the overdrawn body will ask for ten or a hundred times of interest, causing tragedy.
Life lies in exercise. Fitness has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, but due to the special physical conditions of middle-aged and elderly people, there are limited sports to choose from. I recommend an economical, practical, time-saving and efficient fitness program-winter swimming.
Winter swimming-a game for the brave
Winter swimming is a brave sport and an extreme sport. The harsh ice water environment is daunting. How about middle-aged and elderly people?
Of course, young people are more suitable for winter swimming, but because there are many sports for them to choose from and they are strong, the requirements for fitness are not urgent; In addition, swimming in winter is more difficult, and they are not interested. Most middle-aged and elderly people have retired, with plenty of time and various diseases. And for some diseases, there is no good solution at present, and they have been tortured by diseases for a long time. Therefore, they have a strong desire to keep fit. I pinned my hopes on the winter swimming, and my wish came true. No matter how difficult it is, I'm willing to bite the bullet and stick to it. Therefore, there are more and more middle-aged and elderly people in the winter swimming team. Not only in China, but also in other countries in the world.
According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, the prevalence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the elderly over 60 years old is above 20-30%, and the global death rate exceeds120,000 every year. According to the research on cardiovascular diseases by medical experts at home and abroad, from the current situation, prevention and self-care should still be given priority. Only when the cardiovascular system is healthy can people live longer. As French doctor Casanis said in the19th century, "people live by arteries" and "people live by blood vessels". Chinese scholars call blood vessels the lifeblood. Once something goes wrong, life is at stake.
Winter swimming is commonly known as vascular gymnastics. The intense stimulation of ice water in a short period of time is like thousands of silver doing high-intensity massage and acupuncture on various acupoints of the body, stimulating all organs of the body and making the metabolic level of the body jump to a new height. Therefore, winter swimming can improve the functions of nervous system, endocrine system and immune system as a whole, so that the whole body can be greatly excited and adjusted, so that the elderly can be refreshed and their lives naturally glow.
Winter swimming is not mysterious, as long as you can undress and go into the water in the open air. Some people say that it goes without saying that even if you take off your clothes, you will catch a cold and get sick. Actually, it's not. A lot of practice has proved that winter swimmers have never caught a cold because of undressing. The reasons are as follows: first, the first-year winter swimmers generally start from summer, and their bodies have gradually adapted to the changes of external temperature; Second, winter swimmers have firm determination to resist cold and psychological preparation for stress before undressing; Third, after the winter swimmers put on their swimsuits, they are basically naked, cold all over and have a strong sense of balance. At ordinary times, due to carelessness, a part of the body caught cold, which made the whole body uneven in temperature and warmth, thus catching a cold. As for the length of the tour, it depends entirely on personal feelings and abilities. Generally speaking, as long as you can swim and have no special diseases, you can take part in winter swimming.
At present, there is an internationally recognized and most universal definition of human health: "health-the human body adapts to the external environment to the greatest extent." In this way, winter swimming can be used as one of the standards to measure a person's health.
Breaking the ice and waves, relaxing lofty sentiments, and winter swimming often lead to juvenile madness. People who watch the winter swimming seem to be amazed and soar like dragons. Can you find a little old age in them?
Winter swimming-more efficient than land fitness
I am 70 years old this year, but I have never had an old mentality in my mind and mind. On the contrary, I am constantly spewing out a strong youth heat flow from the bottom of my heart, which is the most energetic time to live. 1978, I'm in my fifties. I tried swimming in winter because of my weak body. At that time, winter swimming was still a rarity, and many people advised me not to lose my mind. Because I suddenly tasted the sweetness of winter swimming, my body improved obviously and my spirit was uplifted, so I ruled out all interference and persisted. In the past 27 years, I have changed from a weak body to a healthy body. After retiring, he is still clear-headed and flexible.
I sincerely hope that everyone will try winter swimming. Although the work is hectic, as long as you pay attention to your thoughts and have strong determination and perseverance, it is entirely possible to squeeze out some time to take part in physical exercise and adjust your physical and spiritual life. According to estimates, one minute's heat consumption in ice water is equivalent to one hour's activity on land, which is very efficient. In fact, it usually takes only one minute a day to swim in the winter for nine days, and the purpose of stimulation can be achieved.
As for the grasp of winter swimming time, it is good to stick to it every day, but it is not necessarily. Persistence every day is not a hard and fast rule. Some people work too far away from the swimming venue, so they can only use winter swimming on weekends and usually wipe their bodies with cold water. They have successfully adhered to winter swimming for many years, with satisfactory results. Others travel occasionally, for ten days and a half, or even more than a month. After they came back, they gradually adapted and their winter swimming didn't stop.
Some old comrades who are older and sicker have a pause in the coldest January in Beijing because of their weak resistance, so as to gain advantages and avoid disadvantages. In the past two years, I have used this method to adjust the rhythm of winter swimming, and I will resume winter swimming when the weather is slightly better, and the effect is also very good. People my age can adjust their winter swimming time so freely. Many working middle-aged and old friends may have much stronger adaptability and disease resistance than me, not to mention.
Winter swimming-the "patron saint" of human health
The practical experience and scientific research of the vast number of winter swimmers prove that:
Winter swimming has strong fitness and entertainment. Can prevent and treat a variety of chronic diseases (mainly from the perspective of preventive medicine, of course, not to say that you don't go to see a doctor if you are sick). It can inspire people's spirit, strengthen people's physique, temper people's will, cultivate people's sentiment, improve people's quality of life, and improve people's work efficiency and labor productivity. Some people say that winter swimming is the "patron saint" of people's health and the "engineer" of people's spiritual purification.
Beijing winter swimming group activities, whenever a person enters the water, others shout slogans, come on, come on, come on. Anyone who has any happy events will talk to me and laugh with you; Whoever has something on his mind, everyone will make suggestions and get rid of it. Often * * * happy smile. This kind of atmosphere, not to mention ice water, even people dare to break through. This is the tempering, cultivation and sublimation of human spirit by the environment.
The environment of winter swimming forces everyone to adjust their body and mind to the best condition in order to face severe challenges. This kind of psychological suggestion and spiritual purification will gradually solidify people's quality and form a tough, hard-working and optimistic criterion for winter swimmers. "Pain is in the water, happiness is on the shore". Pain is temporary, but happiness is long-lasting. Nature is the fairest, and there will be great joy in great suffering. As long as you have a snowflake on your head and swim across the ice, your lofty aspirations will certainly rise, thus making your mood leap to a new level. Winter swimmers are desperate to stay with ice water for life because they have tasted the great sweetness of fitness. They said with deep affection, "it is a great pleasure in life to become attached to winter swimming."