Chapter 6 fifth quarter palm spin

Today, in the hands of many retired elderly people, we can often see two shiny steel balls, under the nimble fingers of five fingers, turning left and right continuously, humming.This is China's unique anti-aging fitness activity "hand spin ball", also known as "fitness ball" or "swimming ball".The palm spin ball was originally a hidden weapon and exercise tool for self-defense. People who travel around the rivers and lakes carry it with them. When necessary, they throw the ball to hit people. Because it is difficult to prevent, it is quite powerful.The palm spin ball appeared in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years.At first it was a solid ball, but in the Qing Dynasty, the sphere was changed to hollow and filled with sound boards or small balls, called "guts". "Bile" can be divided into yin and yang. The sound of yang and biliary is clear, while the sound of yin and gallbladder is turbid. In this way, it can be divided into female ball and male ball according to the pitch of the tone. This is in line with the principle of complementary yin and yang in ancient my country.

There are various ways to turn the palm spin ball, generally there are forward rotation, reverse rotation, fast rotation, slow rotation, sound rotation, silent rotation, left-hand rotation and right-hand rotation.Skilled people can turn three to four in one palm.If there are four, three are at the bottom and one is stacked on top, and when the three at the bottom are turned, the one at the top is also turned.If it is three, the ball can be kept from touching the ball when turning, and the three balls are chasing circularly on the palm.If you want it to make a sound, you can make several balls clatter together into one piece.If it does not ring, only the ball moves without sound.Sitting, standing, walking can be practiced.

Palm spin balls are not only made of metal, jade, but also made of wood.There is another kind that is common to people, which is to turn a few walnuts in the palm of the hand. The surface of the walnuts is uneven, and it can also be used as a massager to roll and massage on the cheeks. Over time, the walnuts gradually turn into an antique purple red, which is very beautiful. From the point of view of fitness, palm spin ball can not only enhance the strength of arm muscles and the flexibility of fingers, but also have a good effect on the whole body by continuously stimulating the acupuncture points on the palm, such as promoting the digestive function of the stomach.According to my country's traditional meridian science and TCM theory, the extremities of the human body are closely related to internal organs.Because many important acupoints are concentrated in the extremities of the limbs, such as Jing, Xing (xingxing), Yu, Jing, and He, all of which are in the range of "the hands do not reach the elbows, and the feet do not reach the knees". The 12 well point is at the tip of the ten fingers of the hands and feet.Judging from the anatomical structure of the human nerve distribution, the hands and feet belong to the peripheral areas of the cervical and thoracic nerve distribution, which are very sensitive and can have a reflex adjustment effect on internal organs through the conduction of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves.Therefore, it is no accident that palm spin is still loved by many people today, especially the elderly.