Winter swimming rejuvenates middle-aged and elderly people

When the last few clusters of yellow leaves on the branches struggle to fall in the wind, and when snowflakes start to fall in some places, winter has really come. Every morning, when people are still huddled lazily under their quilts and worrying about the north wind whizzing by outside the window, a group of people have already kicked off the day in the cold lake.

When people reach middle age and old age, most diseases come to their door. In order to strengthen the door of the body, they rely on tonics and tonics, which may be effective for a while, but afterwards, what remains in the heart may be an undercurrent; some People rely on luck, hoping for miracles, and treat the body as a "perpetual motion machine" that does not need to be recharged. As a result, the overdrawn body will ask for ten times or a hundred times interest, leading to one tragedy after another.

Life lies in movement. Sports and fitness have become increasingly popular among the people. However, due to the special physical conditions of middle-aged and elderly people, the available sports are limited. I would like to recommend an economical, practical, time-saving and efficient fitness project to you - winter swimming.

Winter swimming - a game for the brave

Winter swimming is a sport for the brave and an extreme sport. The harsh ice and water environment is daunting. Can middle-aged and elderly people do it? ?

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, they have less urgent requirements for fitness exercises; in addition, winter swimming is more difficult, so it is difficult for them Speaking of which, I'm not very interested. As for middle-aged and elderly people, most of whom have retired and have plenty of time, they often suffer from various diseases. For some diseases, there is currently no good treatment plan, and they have been tortured by the disease for a long time. Therefore, they have a strong desire to keep fit. I put my hope in winter swimming, and my wish came true. No matter how hard it is, I am willing to grit my teeth and persevere. 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 around the world.

According to statistics from the World Health Organization: the prevalence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the elderly over 60 years old is more than 20-30%. This disease takes the lives of more than 12 million people around the world every year. According to research on cardiovascular disease by domestic and foreign medical experts, judging from the current situation, prevention and self-care should still be given top priority. Only when the cardiovascular system is healthy can people live longer. As a French doctor Casanis in the 19th century said, "people and their arteries live the same life" and "people and their blood vessels live together". Chinese scholars call bloodline the lifeblood. Once something goes wrong, life is at stake.

Winter swimming is commonly known as vascular gymnastics. The short-term strong stimulation of ice water is like tens of millions of silver sticks used to perform high-intensity massage and acupuncture on various acupuncture points of the body, stimulating the organs of the whole body and making the body's metabolism level continue to rise to new heights. Therefore, winter swimming can improve the functions of the nervous, endocrine, immune and other systems at an overall level, thereby greatly invigorating and adjusting the whole body, letting go of the old and absorbing the new, and life will naturally rejuvenate.

Winter swimming is not mysterious, as long as you can take off your clothes in the open and enter the water. Some people say that, let alone winter swimming, even if you take off your clothes, you will catch a cold. This is not the case. A large amount of practice has proved that winter swimmers have never caught a cold due to taking off their clothes. The reasons are: First, winter swimmers in the first year generally start from summer, and their bodies have gradually adapted to the changes in outside temperature; second, winter swimmers have firm determination to resist the cold and mental preparation for stress before taking off their clothes; third, winter swimmers After changing into a swimming suit, you are basically naked and your whole body is balanced by the cold. Usually, part of the body is cold due to neglect, which makes the whole body cold and warm unevenly, thus catching a cold. As for the length of the swim, it all depends on personal feeling and ability. Generally speaking, as long as you can swim and have no special diseases, you can participate in winter swimming.

For people’s physical health, there is currently a generally accepted and most general definition in the world: “Health—the human body adapts to the external environment to the maximum extent.” From this point of view, winter swimming can be used as a measure of One of the standards of human health.

Breaking the ice and riding waves soothes your passion, and winter swimming often makes you crazy.

Looking at the people swimming in winter, they are as graceful as a giant dragon and soar as a dragon. Can you find any trace of old age in them?

Winter swimming - more efficient than land fitness

I am already seventy-seven this year, but in my mind and mind, I have never had the mentality of reaching old age. , on the contrary, a strong youthful heat spurts out from the depths of my heart. This is the time to live most vigorously. In 1978, when I was in my fifties, I tried winter swimming because of my frail health. At that time, winter swimming was still a rarity, and many people advised me not to get crazy. Because I suddenly tasted the benefits of winter swimming, my health improved significantly and my spirit was high, so I eliminated all interference and persisted. Over the past twenty-seven years, I have grown from a weak body to a healthy body. Even after I retired, I still have a clear mind and flexible legs and feet.

I sincerely hope that everyone will try winter swimming. Although the work is stressful and busy, it is still possible to do it as long as you pay attention to it, have strong determination and perseverance, and squeeze out some time to participate in physical exercise to regulate your physical and mental life. According to calculations, the calories consumed in one minute in ice water are equivalent to one hour of activity on land. This is such a high efficiency. In fact, winter swimming for "nine" days usually only takes one minute a day to achieve the purpose of stimulation.

As for the timing of winter swimming, although it is good to insist on it every day, it is not necessarily the case. It is not a rigid law to insist on it every day. Some people's workplaces are too far away from swimming venues, so they can only use winter swimming on weekends. They usually wipe themselves with cold water, and they have successfully persisted in winter swimming for many years, and the results are also very satisfactory. Some people occasionally go on business trips for ten days and a half, or even more than a month. After coming back, they slowly adapt and winter swimming is not interrupted.

Some senior comrades who are older and suffer from more illnesses, due to their weak resistance, should take a break during January, the coldest month in Beijing, to avoid disadvantages. In the past two years, I have adopted this method to adjust the rhythm of winter swimming and resume winter swimming when the weather is better. The effect is also very good. People of my age can adjust winter swimming time so freely. Many middle-aged and elderly friends who are working may have much stronger adaptability and disease resistance than me, so naturally it is not a problem.

Winter swimming - the "patron saint" of human health

The practical experience and scientific research of the majority of winter swimmers have proven that:

Winter swimming has strong fitness properties And strong entertainment, it can prevent and treat a variety of chronic diseases (this is mainly from the perspective of preventive medicine, of course it does not mean that you should not go to the doctor if you are sick), it can boost people's spirits and strengthen their bodies. , it can hone people's will, cultivate people's sentiments, improve people's quality of life, and improve people's work efficiency and labor productivity. Some people say: Winter swimming is the "patron saint" of people's physical health and the "engineer" of people's spiritual purification.

In the winter swimming group activities in Beijing, every time a person enters the water, others shout slogans, cheer, cheer and cheer. If anyone has something happy, everyone will talk to each other and laugh together; if anyone has something sad, everyone will make suggestions to relieve it, and everyone will always be happy and laughing together. In such an atmosphere, let alone ice and water, even mountains of swords and seas of fire would dare to break through. This is the tempering, cultivation and sublimation of the human spirit by the environment.

The environment of winter swimming forces everyone to adjust their body and mind to the best condition to face severe challenges. This kind of psychological suggestion and spiritual purification will gradually solidify into human quality, forming the tenacious, hard-working and optimistic principles of Dongyong people. "It's painful to go into the water, but happy to go ashore." Pain is temporary, but happiness stays in your heart forever. Nature is the fairest, and great suffering must lead to great joy. As long as you have snowflakes on your head and swim through the ice, ambition and pride will surely arise in your chest, which will elevate your mood to a new level. Because winter swimmers have tasted the great benefits of fitness, they are desperate and willing to stay with ice water for life. They said affectionately: "Being associated with winter swimming is one of the great pleasures in life."