A Type of Common Medicinal Practice

Qigong is actually a type of Chinese medicinal practice. Qigong exercise is an internal exercise routine to move the qi around in the body and learn to control the qi.

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It is thought that when the qi is low, stagnant at some point or blocked at a point in the body, sickness and physical weakness occurs.

Qigong is a philosophy of physical and meditative routines, and the tai chi exercise people practice in the parks can be considered a type of qigong too. Tai chi is the application for self-defense and martial arts of qigong exercise and philosophy.

Hundreds of millions of people practice some type of qigong or tai chi, and it is a common exercise you’ll see practiced in parks or outdoors in china especially in the mornings.