Men should protect their waists

Introduction: For men, protecting the waist is the foundation of male health. A man's "bad waist" is equivalent to "bad kidneys", so how to protect the waist? The following editor will introduce it to you!

"Bad waist" equals "bad kidney"

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the waist is the home of the kidneys" and "bad waist" is equivalent to "bad kidneys". According to the theory of Western medical anatomy, the kidneys are on both sides of the waist. When symptoms such as back pain occur at this location, the first thing to consider is kidney deficiency and insufficient kidney qi. However, the kidney in traditional Chinese medicine is a relatively large functional group, including the endocrine, urinary, reproductive systems in Western medicine, and even some vascular and nervous system functions. Therefore, its physiological effects are quite extensive, and it can be said that a single move affects the entire body.

Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the kidneys store essence and produce marrow, and the marrow gathers to form the brain", so kidney deficiency can lead to insufficient marrow, which will cause the brain to lose its nutrition, resulting in dizziness and tinnitus. The kidneys store essence, and kidney essence produces kidney yin and kidney yang, which are interdependent and mutually restraining, and play a role in nourishing and warming the internal organs. If this balance is destroyed or one side declines, disease will occur, and men will have sexual problems, such as premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, etc. In severe cases, it may even affect fertility. Therefore, for men, protecting the waist is the foundation of protecting men.

Experts remind: Once you find persistent low back pain and actions that increase abdominal pressure, such as coughing, sneezing, and defecation, they may aggravate the low back pain and radiating pain in the legs; or if the pain worsens during activities and eases after rest, it may indicate that "there is a problem with the waist" and men should pay attention to it.

Men should protect their waists

Massage the Kidney Points

Rub your palms together to warm them up and then press them on your back, then massage up and down until you feel warmth in your back. Do this once in the morning and once in the evening, 200 times each time. Long-term persistence can help nourish the kidneys and absorb qi.

Waist Turn

Stand on the ground with your feet shoulder-width apart, hands on your hips, and even your breathing; with your waist as the axis, keep your upper body upright, rotate your hips horizontally in a clockwise direction, and then do the same movement in a counterclockwise direction; do it at a steady speed, not too fast or too hard, and do each movement about 20 times.

Standing with waist bent

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, hands on your hips, and bend your waist forward and backward about 10 times each.

Waist Beat

Bend your legs slightly, let your arms hang naturally, clench your hands into fists, twist your waist clockwise and counterclockwise, and swing your arms along with it, gently hitting your waist and abdomen back and forth, and repeat for 20 cycles.

Heel walking

When walking, the heel touches the ground first, and the knee should not be bent. When walking forward, the toes are straightened. When the front foot touches the ground, the toes of the back foot are raised. Principle: If the heel touches the ground first, it can stimulate the "Kidney Meridian" acupoints. Walking in this way often helps prevent and treat osteoporosis.

Heel Raise

When lifting your heels, grip the ground with your five toes, hold your legs together, pull your anus and abdomen together, sink your shoulders, straighten your neck and spine, and raise your head with your Baihui point. When you lower your feet, relax your body, grit your teeth lightly, slowly drop halfway, and then lightly shake the ground. Lifting your heels can stretch the bladder and kidney meridians in your waist, back, and legs, and lightly shaking the ground can also massage your internal organs.

Grip

Put your thumb in the palm of your hand, with the tip of your finger at the base of your ring finger (fourth finger), then bend the other four fingers, and with a little force, hold your thumb firmly, as if holding a treasure. Holding the fist can help to keep your energy and spirit in your body. You can do it while walking, riding in a car, chatting, or watching TV.

Turn your waist and look far away

Method: Spread your feet shoulder-width apart, with your feet and knees facing forward, and bend your legs slightly. Use your waist as the axis of your upper body, and use your head to drive your entire neck and upper limbs, slowly turning until you reach the maximum angle, and then turn to the front.

Try to keep your waist upright during the whole process, and do it 10-20 times on each side.

This movement can relieve low back pain caused by a single posture, effectively exercise the waist muscle groups, and improve waist strength. At the same time, it has a certain effect on the prevention and recovery of lumbar joint diseases such as the spine and intervertebral disc.

Controlling body weight can also effectively protect the waist. Men with beer bellies are like having a big sandbag hanging on their waists, which makes the body's center of gravity lean forward and greatly increases the burden on the waist. Therefore, reducing beer bellies is also an important part of protecting the waist.