People do crawling exercise at a park in Zhengzhou city of Henan province.(Photo/Dahe Daily)
(Ecns)-- Never mind square dancing and tai chi, at a park in Zhengzhou city of Henan province, crawling is the new craze, according to Dahe Daily.
More than 40 people, young and old, were recently seen "crawling" at the Shang Dynasty Relics Park.
"Crawling cured me of my cervical spondylosis pain. I feel much more relaxed after crawling," a crawler said.
Is crawling really good for the body?
Lv Peiwan, an associate chief physician at the Chinese Medicine Hospital, says that "Crawling exercises have a curative effect on the prevention and treatment of lumbar muscle disease and spinal disease. They also can strengthen muscles, ligaments and bones."
Doctor Lv said that people who suffer from periarthritis in the shoulder, or suffer from muscle strains and cervical herniated disks should not do crawling exercises. High blood pressure patients should stand up slowly after exercising in case of blood flow to the brain, he added.
