The Choi Kwang Do system of training, coupled with a healthy diet, helps solve the root causes of these medical conditions and helps the body quickly heal itself as it adapts to a newer healthier state through proper exercise, one of the most important elements for preventive health.
Balanced integrated movements involving equal amounts of left and right side training helps prevent deterioration of brain cells, allows for cognitive thinking, and provides memory improvements. In addition, learning how to properly adjust frequency, duration, and intensity of exercise helps to stimulate the circulatory system, increases blood flow and cardiovascular health, develops fast twitch muscle fiber, quickens reaction times, and improves muscle toning.
Most professionals agree that stress contributes to aging and health problems. Through Choi Kwang Do training, we teach students to reduce the effects of stress by improving nervous system development and function. Proper breathing methods during stretching, training, and at rest further promotes a stress free lifestyle. Through proper sustained aerobic exercise, the body releases natural chemicals that stimulate the brain and provide a feel good effect further contributing to the reduction of stress.
Choi Kwang Do stretches help to lengthen muscles, increase circulation and blood flow, stimulate neural receptors and relax both the body and mind. At the end of every class, students leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated in the knowledge that they are exercising properly, they are exercising for optimum health!
Learning Choi Kwang Do will not only add years onto your life, but also life into your years! The system is designed to enhance health, prevent disease and stimulate positive changes in the body and brain.
Chronic disease prevention, treatment and healthcare help people to live longer, happier and more productive lives. Statistics show that just 1 in approximately 10,000 Americans will live to reach 100 years of age. However, demographers are now projecting that by the middle of this century, possibly 800,000 Americans could live to 100 by maintaining healthy lifestyle habits.
Choi Kwang Do is ideal, not just to improve lifespan, but also to improve health span. Health span could be described as the total number of years an individual remains in good health. There is little point in living longer if the added years are unhealthy, unproductive, unhappy and painful.
Successful aging requires ongoing physical exercise and maintenance. Research and statistics now view aging in general, as lifestyle related. Physical and mental deterioration is dependent on lifestyle and environmental influences: primarily improper diet and lack of exercise. With better lifestyle habits, including exercise, people can avoid many health problems.
The study subjects who practiced CKD martial arts had 12% less body fat, were able to do twice as many sit-ups, had enhanced flexibility and leg strength, demonstrated a stronger immune system and showed greatly improved balance. It’s not surprising then, that CKD martial arts (even mild forms of movement like Tai Chi) have long been known to confer tremendous anti-aging health benefits to their followers.
Throughout Asia, it’s not uncommon to see large groups of elderly people in their 60’s, 70’s and 80‘s practicing Tai Chi at sunrise in the community parks. Despite their age, these people have better aerobic conditioning, balance, strength, flexibility and coordination than many typical Indians in their 30’s who are already suffering from chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity and cancer.
People who practice CKD simply don’t experience those diseases with anywhere near the frequency. As a result, they live longer, healthier, happier lives. To be healthy, you don’t have to train for combat. You just have to move your body.
