Benefits of Qi Gong include
1) Stress relief
a) The available evidence suggests that qigong exercise reduces stress and anxiety in healthy adults.
2) Better balance
a) Studies show that Qi Gong is one of the best forms of therapy to prevent falls. The practice uses slow, graceful movement, mindful exercise, and energy activations to help practitioners get rooted, secure, and connected.
3) Improved mental health
a) Qigong is a practical, evidence-based complementary therapy that helps teens and adolescents decrease negative mental health symptoms.
4) Reduced falls
a) Qigong balance and stability programs help with the core stabilising muscles, posture, breathing – abdominal and reverse abdominal and the fear factors.
5) Reduced blood pressure
a) Qigong is superior to no intervention and antihypertensive drugs. Qigong is better adjunctive therapy than antihypertensive drugs. It significantly lowers BP and is recommended as a complementary approach for hypertensive patients.
6) Improved flexibility
a) Qigong can improve flexibility and inner-focus
7) Muscle toning
a) Qigong exercises, in contrast, involve stretching and toning the muscles and tendons, using slow, gentle, harmonious movements which loosen and limber the joints and ligaments.
8) Body awareness
a) Qigong focuses on controlled, slow movements of the body to improve your proprioception, or awareness of your body in space, which helps increase balance, muscular strength, and flexibility
9) Chronic pain relief
a) Qigong helps relieve Chronic Pain Symptoms and Relief in many individuals.
10) Improved bone density/lower body strength
a) Qigong enables better Qi circulation in the body and helps to slow down the loss of bone density approximately threefold.
11) Better motor control
a) Qigong exercise can improve walking ability and lower limb joint range of motion in patients with PD, lessen motor difficulties, and improve the quality of life.
12) Improved gait speed
a) Qigong helps improve the Gait speed, an essential measure of the functional ability widely used in older adults to indicate frailty.
13) Improved concentration
a) Qigong exercise and its concentration on the Qi flow correlates positively with the feeling of harmony and improved concentration