Gua Sha is an effective health care method in traditional Chinese medicine physical therapy. Its main function is to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, relax tendons and unblock meridians. It has good effects in treating some joint diseases, chronic diseases and beauty care. . It is said that scraping also has a certain effect on weight loss. So how does the scraping weight loss method help you slim down your legs? What is the principle of scraping to slim down the waist and lose weight?

1. The scraping method to lose weight

The editor will introduce a scraping method to specifically reduce abdominal fat. After the abdominal fat is reduced through scraping, the upper and lower meridians can be smoothed. In this way, not only will the abdomen be reduced in size and the body will be beautiful, but the most important thing is that the qi and blood will be smoothed up and down. At this time, our liver, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels will be well supplied with qi and blood, and the legs will also feel that the burden is lightened, which is good for It also benefits our joints. The abdomen is where the large and small intestines are located. Through our scraping, we promote intestinal peristalsis and promote gastric digestion and absorption, which is very helpful for our digestion and defecation.

The specific steps of the scraping method to slim down the waist and lose weight:

Hold the scraping board with both hands, find your ribs on the chest, scrape towards the lower edge of the ribs, and then scrape to the lower abdomen, from Start scraping from one side to the other. Stand with your legs apart. Stand firm, straight, and tighten your belly. Specially scrape the fat on the abdomen. First scrape downwards from the bottom of the ribs, then scrape the middle, and then scrape vigorously. Scrape the lower abdomen, from top to bottom, from left to right, and then from right to left. The harder you scrape, the better the weight loss effect will be. There is no need to worry about damaging the skin, because we are scraping through clothes.

Be careful to inhale and scrape at the same time, because as soon as you close your belly, all you scrape will be fat, and the fat will also be moved, because the belly is easy to get fat because of lack of exercise. At this time, scraping can help Fat exercise. Do this back and forth for 20 times, and your body will heat up slightly. However, remember that 20 times does not equal 20 strokes. It is calculated from left to right and from right to left.

If you want to scrape close to the skin, you need to apply scraping oil, but the force should be smaller, otherwise it will easily damage the skin. You only need to do it 1 to 2 times a day. You can choose to do it when you get up in the morning or when you go to bed at night. Gua sha before going to bed is especially helpful for defecation the next morning. Even better, you can choose to stand and watch TV while scraping, which only takes 15 minutes.

You can drink a cup of hot water after scraping. Because scraping treatment causes sweat pores to drain and discharge evil spirits, it will consume some body fluids. Therefore, drinking hot water after scraping will help replenish the consumed water, promote metabolism, and accelerate the elimination of metabolites. This should be avoided during scraping. Scrape against the seal or in a cooler place, because the sweat pores of the skin are open during scraping. If you catch cold, the sweat will directly enter through the open pores, which will not only affect the effect of scraping, but also cause diseases caused by external wind and cold.

Gua Sha does not mean that the longer you scrape, the better. Pay attention to control the time. Just feel slightly hot and sweaty. Don't use too much force to hurt the skin. You can choose to scrape after taking a shower. At this time, the pores will open and the effect will be more significant.

The principle of scraping to slim down the waist and lose weight:

There are many meridians in our abdomen. The meridians in the abdomen reach the chest at the top, then reach the head, brain, and reach the lower limbs at the bottom, extending all the way. to the feet. Once our abdomen becomes fat, it will be filled with fat. If it is blocked in the meridians, the flow of Qi and blood will be hindered. At this time, nutrients will be produced, and our Qi and blood cannot reach the head well, and metabolites will also be produced. Does not drain well. The flow of qi and blood in the lower limbs will also be hindered, and many diseases will occur at this time. Therefore, obese people are most likely to suffer from high blood pressure, fatty liver, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, joint, waist and leg diseases, all of which are related to fat accumulation in the abdomen. Gua Sha helps Qi and blood flow smoothly, thereby better metabolizing waste and excreting waste from the body, thereby achieving the ultimate effect of losing weight.

Warm reminder: Gua Sha is really effective in slimming down the waist and abdomen. If you are not satisfied with your belly, then you might as well try the Gua Sha method to slim down the waist!

2. Exercise skills before going to bed

Here, I would like to remind all female compatriots not to stay up late or smoke or drink excessively. In this way, no matter how good your body is or how great your skin is, your youth will soon be exhausted. Therefore, don’t go to bed after 11:30 every night, drink enough water and eat enough fruits and vegetables every day, so that you can truly retain your youth.

Sleep is the golden period for beauty, and insisting on developing three small habits before going to bed can help you delay aging and make skin problems caused by age no longer a problem. After half a year, you will I was surprised to find that my body seemed to be 15 years younger without knowing it!

1. Move before going to bed to show off your toned figure

Before going to bed, you can do some simple exercises while lying on the bed A little exercise to relax your body is also good for your physical and mental health!

First lie on the bed, lift your legs, and massage from top to bottom. Keep lifting your legs without putting them down, or lie down against the wall in an L shape. This action can help lose weight on your calves.

Then lie flat on your back with your legs hanging in the air at 90 degrees, 45 degrees, and 30 degrees respectively. Stay at each angle for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, or as much as you can persist. . This action can shape the thigh muscles.

You can also lie on the bed, with your legs tucked in front of your chest, your chest close to your thighs, your hands straightened and clamped next to your ears, with your elbows and palms touching the bed. This action can help eliminate constipation.

Comb with two or five fingers to keep the hair

We know that the head concentrates several important acupuncture points on the human body. Through the stimulation during the combing process, it can massage effect.

First use a comb to comb your hair through, starting from the forehead and combing from top to bottom with moderate force.

Use your fingers to gently massage your scalp. Use your fingers to comb the hair roots from the ears, neck and forehead to the top of the head, and then focus on rubbing the top of the head. Repeat this for more than 30 times until your scalp feels numb.

Such actions can help dredge the blood in the brain and provide the brain with sufficient oxygen. This can achieve the effects of improving memory, protecting hair roots, consolidating hair follicles, and eliminating brain fatigue.

3. Soak your feet in hot water to promote qi and blood

The feet are the farthest part from the heart of the human body. It is not easy to get oxygen and blood. In addition, it is winter, so It is easier for cold to stimulate blood vessels, causing them to constrict and making it difficult to supply blood.

However, the feet are another concentrated area of ????human body acupuncture points. If the blood supply is insufficient, it will affect the normal operation of the liver, kidneys and other parts. Therefore, soaking your feet in warm water before going to bed is beneficial to promoting blood circulation in the body and accelerating metabolism.

In particular, Chinese herbal medicine can be added to the water for soaking the feet, because there are many tendon and acupuncture points on the feet, which can absorb the medicinal ingredients in the water very well. If you want to relieve cold pain in the waist and legs by soaking your feet, you can add angelica and chuanxiong; if you want to relieve dizziness, you can add chrysanthemum and prunella vulgaris; if you want to remove dryness and athlete's foot, add mugwort, etc. .