“八段锦”古早视频爆火，年轻人如获至宝……
“左脚开步，与肩同宽，屈膝下蹲，掌抱腹前……”
近日，一条国家体育总局八段锦的视频在网络平台悄然走红，引来年轻人争相学习。
如今，传统的健身功法不再是老年人的专属运动，越来越多的年轻人也爱上这项运动。
No one could have expected that slow-moving qigong has become ultra-trendy among Chinese young people.
From online exercise to temple spiritual practices, young Chinese fall in love with qigong and are keen to spread Chinese traditional fitness around the world.
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八段锦古早视频火了
在某视频网站搜索“八段锦”，检索到最火的一条视频是国家体育总局版的教学视频，目前播放量已超1000万次。
然而，这并不影响八段锦在年轻人中的风靡程度。在6000多条评论中，不乏在校大学生和注重养生的年轻人。他们在评论区互相学习、交流心得、养身打卡，通过跟练八段锦，解锁了健身的新方式。
In the past couple of years, video clips of young Chinese doing traditional fitness qigong have flooded video sharing websites, among which an instructional video of Baduanjin, a form of fitness qigong has been played for more than 10 million times and received over 6,000 comments on Bilibili, a quality-video sharing platform targeting young people.
火爆全网的八段锦到底有什么来历呢？
八段锦源自宋代，至今已有八百多年历史，是一种流传于民间的传统健身术。“八段”是指这一功法由八节动作组成，“锦”是指锦缎，体现功法动作优美柔顺、舒展大方。
Baduanjin is one of the oldest health and fitness regimens in China, being originally created over 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty (960-1276).
The name, literally meaning "eight-section brocade", generally refers to how the eight individual movements characterize and impart a silken quality to the movement of the body and its energy.
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和球类、游泳、健身房锻炼等对身体要求较高的运动相比，八段锦动作较慢、节奏舒缓，一直以来都被认为是老年人的专属健身项目。
Compared with more physically demanding sports such as the ball games, swimming or gym workouts, Baduanjin is slow and usually accompanied by soothing music, so it used to be considered as the exclusive sport for the elders.
2022年12月10日，八段锦就被国家中医药管理局中医疫病防治专家委员会列为新冠病毒居家中医药预防方案之一。作为一种调心、调息、调目相结合的整体性运动，八段锦对增强免疫力、调节情志很有帮助。
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由于练习无需器械，不受时间、场地等因素的限制，加上动作简单易学，八段锦也受到越来越多年轻人的推崇。
尤其是长久对着电脑办公的年轻人，腰部和颈椎常感不适，八段锦是非常有效的运动。有网友在相关教学视频下留言称，跟练4个月后，睡得更好，身体也更健康了。
No equipment is necessary and it requires very little space or, perhaps most importantly in our fast-paced lives, time. In fact, it's perfect for office workers, as they often suffer from lower back and cervical pain caused by hours sitting in front of the computer.
"I have been doing Baduanjin for about four months, which makes me sleep well and get stronger. I owe big thanks to Baduanjin since it gives me a much healthier lifestyle," a young netizen commented below the video.
练不练还得量力而行
一些专家表示，并非所有人群都适合练习八段锦，盲目跟风不可取。
上海中医药大学副教授刘晓丹提醒，练习八段锦应遵循安全第一的原则，存在跌倒风险的患者不宜训练。
But not all people are suitable for practicing Baduanjin. Liu Xiaodan, an associate professor at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, cautioned that people should always put safety first when doing Baduanjin, and patients who are feeble and easily to fall should not take up this exercise.
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“练错倒不如不练。”有网友认为，八段锦练错，不仅没有功效，反而会加剧身体不适症状，而盲目练习也不可取。
从快节奏的暴汗搏击操到节奏舒缓的八段锦，运动方式的选择并不存在孰优孰劣，也没有替代之说。只有找到适合自己的方式并长期坚持，才能达到理想的健身效果。
对于早早加入国潮养生队伍的当代年轻人而言，保温杯不离手，八段锦养生整活，也是他们的一种选择。
你是否也想试试这种国潮养生方式呢？
编辑：左卓
实习生：李嘉薇
来源：新华社 人民日报 齐鲁晚报 生命时报 澎湃新闻
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