Laugh daily to keep you healthy!

Laugh daily to keep healthy!
[Translation]

If laughing can solve the problem of sadness, what else can be more wonderful, especially when laughter is easily accessible to every one? Do the simple "laughing exercise" can offer you freedom in soul, everyday happiness and slow-down in the aging process.

The "laughing exercise", invented by Mr. Gao, VP of a paper manufacturer, is a combination of laughter and qigong. The objective is to use laughter to help people get back to the stage of infancy. Through natural laughter, the exercise is to achieve the effect of relaxation. Many people involved in the "laughing exercise" club have been successful in attaining the goal of feeling relaxed.

Dr. Huang, a hospital attending physician, who participated in the "laughing exercise" club, said doing the exercise for six months has made him physically sound and mentally more open to deal with moody patients. By helping patients to be optimistic also contribute to the improvement of their illness. He said currently club members have meetings at noon every Monday in one location and every Thursday in another location of the hospital to learn the exercise free of charge. They just simply laugh for 10 minutes or so to workout. Studies conducted abroad have found that one minute of laughing can burn 45 calories.

When under pressure, one needs to be calm to deal with critical events. Laughter can inhibit tension and enable adrenaline secretion, which allows one to make better judgment to set priorities. It can be viewed as a dynamic meditation, a relaxation technique.

An American doctor discovered that laughter can increase body resistance against bacteria invasion. Other studies even found that laughter can increase immunoglobulin 'A' in the respiratory tract and in nasal area. Laughing can strengthen the chest muscles to cough out sputum. Laughing can turn sadness into happiness. Let's all laugh and be a centenarian!

TOC

Feel like listening to
golden oldies

8 Movements of the "Laughing Exercise"

I. Commencement
1. Stand still, relaxed
2. Slowly exhale
3. Continue breathing out until it's running out
4. Laugh loudly, "Ha ha ha."
5. Ha ha ha, and let out of the air
6. Once more, let out the air

II: Stretching muscles
1. Cross hands in front with palms up
2. Raise hands high up above to stretch, turn palms upward
3. Stretch body straight, raise heels.
4. Tiptoe, pull up left hand,
5. Tiptoe, pull up right hand,
6. Separate and extend hands to the side, palm facing out, fingers stretched
7. Stretch the head, hands, back, and chest.
8. Slowly put hands down, stretch outward.
9. Back to 1.
10. Put right hand behind the head, left hand grabbing the right hand to pull it to the left so that the right arm extends to expose the armpit, and put weight on the left foot.
11. Push both hands up towards the right, put weight on the right foot.
12. Stretch the right hand, weight on right foot.
13. Then extend hands the upper left, shift weight to the left foot.
14. Extend hands straight up, elongated body.
15. Stretch the body.
16. And then start slowly devolves.
17. Go back to 1.

III: Keep waist strong
1. Stand up relaxed
2. Breathe in, raise hands to shoulder high, palms face down,
3. Withdraw hands close to the abdomen, hold hollow fists slightly upward
4. Squat to a horse stance, moves hands to chest high, focus on midpoint of palms.
5. Straighten knees, open hands, open mouth wide
6. Back to squatting stance, draw hands back to the waist.
7. Repeat steps to 4 and 5.

IV: Smell the fresh air
1. Open eyes; breathe out with mouth wide open.
2. Say it loudly, "I've had enough!"
3. Shout with eyes wide open, "I've had enough!"
4. Stare, hold and lift up fists.
5. Pull fists down to waist, squat and twist wait hard.
6. Twist waist to transform emotions.
7. Shout it out, "Ha! Ha! Ha!"
8. Cross hands, raise hands upward.
9. Thrust hands down to the sides, shouting, and "I've had enough!"
10. Cross hands, raise hands upward.
11. Thrust hands down to the sides,
12. Cross hands, raise hands upward
13. Thrust hands in the air

V: Send flowers to the Buddha
1. Hold fists, palm face down, exert strength on wrists.
2. Turn fist, stick up three fingers.
3. Yawn and raise hands.
4. Open mouth while keeping hands up.
5. Open palm and place hands to hold throat and cheeks.
6. Stretch out fingers on both sides of the face.
7. Raise elbows upward.
8. Raise hands upward.
9. Open hands wide, stretch fingers.
10. Stretch body.

VI: Open heart, be happy
1. Squat, put hands behind back.
2. Hold hands up.
3. Palms facing out.
4. Extend hands to the sides.
5. Stand up, relax.
6. Repeat 1 - 5.

VII: Laugh for happiness
1. Stand up, relaxed.
2. Utter loud "Ha!"
3. Lengthen the "ha" sound.
4. Utter loud "Ha! Ha!"
5. Lengthen the "ha" sound.
6. Utter loudly "Ha" 3 times, then 4 times, keep laughing.
7. Squat and clap thighs while laughing.
8. Bend body backward, laughing.
9. Bend knees, laughing.
10. Laugh freely.
11. Laugh as if rolling on the ground.
12. Laugh freely.
13. Laugh as if crazy.
14. Laugh without caring the image.
15. Laugh, laugh.
16. Laugh all the way to end.

VIII: Ending all worries
1. Sit down with hands open.
2. Clap and shout "Ha, ha".
3. Clap more.
4. Rub hands
5. Continue rubbing until hands are warm.
6. Cover eyes with palms.
7. Massage back of head.
8. Comb hair on the left side with fingers of the right hand.
9. Comb hair on the right side with fingers of the left hand.
10. Pat chest.
11. Gently pat and massage the left hand.
12. Gently pat and massage the right hand.
13. Pat the back, buttocks, and thighs.
14. Feel the physical and mental relaxation.