Wonderful ankle exercise a long healthy life so simple

It is said, Jiangsu Suqian city old Mr. retired Yao, 98 years old this year.

His ears are not deaf, blind, and normal blood pressure. His way is the daily rotation of the ankle, sooner or later all done once it has been maintained for more than 50 years. Why active ankle health significance so big?

Originally, the human lower body the blood circulation of unimpeded on systemic circulation of qi and blood.

The ankle is about the importance of blood flows through the foot, if soft elastic ankles, then back to the heart of the venous blood can successfully passed the ankle; if ankle stiffness, aging, then back to the heart and blood would be static in the ankle, near normal blood circulation is affected. Therefore, gymnastics or massage, ankles remain soft and flexible, on human health and beneficial. Here are some activities to the specific method: ankles

• Upper and lower activity portion of the sat or bed and one with the other foot slightly stretched.

With respiratory movements active ankle and foot, breathe in the foot to rebound, exhale the foot to push, respiratory rate should not be too fast feet all done 100 times.

● Rotary ankle will left leg bent to the right of the left ankle on the lap.

Fixed left ankles with his left hand, hold the left foot, Rotate clockwise active ankle, 10 times the counterclockwise direction. Then change to the side.

• Stretch your ankle by kneeling position, hip sit in the lower leg, upper body slowly backwards to try to straighten the ankle front-end, maintain this posture for about 1 minute.

• Reinforce ankle two foot front 1/3, 2/3 left vacant after the stand on tiptoe, then down, repeated 10 times; you can also use the heel, two foot lift, then down, repeated 10 times.

The above actions as long as every day, on a regular basis, will be able to benefit.

(Practice editing: Liu Haibo)