Taichi and Wai Tan Kung Create Alternative Sports Elderly

Taichi exercise for elderly and Wai Tan Kung is an exercise that is lighter than sports such as aerobics or other exercises that rely more on muscle strength, the impossible can be done by the elderly in general. Tan Wai tai chi kung and more emphasis on breathing and body flexibility. Bandung itself in the sport began to demand by the public, and not just the elderly only.

Still able to walk upright, can still perform daily activities and may be a little run at the age of 60 years and over is something everyone wants. But things like that are hard to come by if we can not keep our bodies well, things we might forget when we all were young. And everyone will experience the aging process, and can then arrived we would not want to become a grandmother or grandfather who could only sit back at home or even just lying in bed without doing anything. Even for our shower was difficult. Surely we do not want things like that happen to us, even if given the choice may be better to be the grandmother or grandfather who kaeke-nimble than the elderly who usually only troublesome children or our grandchildren will be.

Elderly
The process of aging (aging) is a progressive change in organisms that have reached maturity and the intrinsic nature and indicates irreversibel decline over time. Natural processes are accompanied by a decrease in physical condition, psychological and social will interact with each other. Aging process which occurs in the elderly can be described linearly through three stages namely, weakness (impairment), functional limitations (functional limitations), disability (disability), and resistivity (handicap) who will experience setbacks along with the process. These changes will ultimately lead to decreased aerobic capacity, leg muscle strength, balance, and cognitive abilities that are needed to maintain body position in a variety of static and dynamic situations.
The aging process can not be avoided by humans, but can be reduced or slowed the process. And has become a normal thing when people are older they will mengijak decline, either in terms of physical or mental aspects. It can be done with exercise and a regular pattern of life. As new research recently conducted in Australia has shown that exercise for the elderly, especially the grandmother, is effective to avoid the result of rheumatic arthritis. No need to sport a heavy-weight, mild exercise for 15 minutes to 1 hour but the routine every week, the impact will be felt until the next three years. melibatkn 8700 study of women was conducted for three years. The result, women aged 70 years who do sport every week reported that rheumatic symptoms felt diminished. While the grandmother who is more alert and active exercise a minimum of 2.5 hours each week, not even feel pain until three years later.
In Indonesia in the period 1990 - 2025, the number classified lansianya fastest in the world. In 2002, the number of elderly in Indonesia amounted to 16 million and is projected to grow to 25.5 million in 2020 or 11.37% of this population and is ranked fourth of the world, below China, India and the United States. While life expectancy based on the 1998 BPS census each 63 years for men and women 67 years old. Values above differs from the WHO study (1999), where the life expectancy of the average Indonesian is 59.7 years and was ranked the world's 103.
In fact, the Official Website of the Coordinating Ministry for People's Welfare, Elderly Population in the year 2006 approximately 19 million, life expectancy 66.2 years, in the year 2010 is estimated at 23.9 million (9.77%), life expectancy age 67, 4 years and in 2020 was estimated at 28.8 million (11.34%), with life expectancy 71.1 years. Of this amount, in 2010, the number of elderly residents who live in urban areas of 12,380,321 (9.58%) and who live in rural areas for 15,612,232 (9.97%). There are significant differences between elderly people living in urban and in rural areas. This difference could be due to among other elderly people who had come from the village prefer to return to the village in his old age, and perhaps it could be because of the rural population age life expectancy is greater because no air is already polluted, do not often deal with things that making them stressed, more at ease than the days of no stress or could also be because of the food consumed is not contaminated with pesticides that make them susceptible to disease so that long-lived.

Sport choices
Not all sports can be followed by the elderly. Because not all seniors bia heavy exercise on aerobic and run a crate. Most of them prefer a light exercise but can make their bodies healthy. There are also sports like gymnastics healthy heart. But because the frequency of training only once a week to make this sport eventually becoming obsolete. For them the elderly, few of their bodies do not move, making their bodies feel like nyilu, stiff and tired quickly.
Taichi and Wai Tan Kung is a sport that recently favored by many people especially the elderly. True, for now, most seniors who joined this sport descent people. This is because Taichi is derived from the land of their ancestors. But over time many of the indigenous people who go into this sport. Sports originating from the land of bamboo (Chinna) actually had long existed in Indonesia, just as the New Order era that all cultures originated from China such as compressed, Taichi receive the effects, too. Also it Taichi and Kui-Wai Tan has a good effect for the elderly. Not only good for the body, it Taichi is also good for sharpening the brain of the elderly so as not to become senile. This has been proven by research conducted by Dolly Lubis Harahap when taking the title of Master Degree Master of Health Education Programs Combined Degree Postgraduate Studies Division Home Science Physiology and Sports Medicine University of Padjadjaran it. According to Dolly, a few elderly who follow the sport better health than those not following this Sports, let alone who never exercise. Besides these sports also prevent or slow the process down in lasia. The process is intended to fall here on the decline in the human body functions.
"In sports it always melaksakan motion as the basis. Sports movement programmed conducted to obtain an increase in the body through movement ", said the man who was born in Padang, it was 26 years ago.
According to the owner of a thesis under the title "THE DIFFERENCE AND TAI CHI KUNG WAI TAN AS A FORM OF EXERCISE PHYSICAL ALTERNATIVES TO REDUCE FALL RISK FACTORS IN Elderly" approximately 30% of the population aged fell once in every year. Falling is a causative factor of 40% of cases requiring seniors health care and also the main cause of death from accidents in the elderly, especially those caused by hip fractures. In addition, the fall also has a psychological impact of the emergence of fear of falling during activities that arise a tendency to restrict the activities of senior citizens and physical mobility. Furthermore, the fall can cause disability, depression, social isolation and the conditions that ultimately lead to loss of independence and decreased quality of life of elderly as a whole.
Although a common position and motion exercises, Tai Chi and Kung Wai Tan also has some differences in implementation, especially in terms of exercise intensity and amount of style. Tai Chi is characterized is a form of aerobic exercise done with moderate intensity (moderate intensity), while Wai Tan Kung light intensity (low intensity). In addition, the core of Tai Chi exercise consists of a stance which has 24 principles of attack and defense because of this exercise was originally developed from a martial arts. Meanwhile, core exercises Wai Tan Kung consists of only 12 tricks and more like a breathing exercise to generate internal energy while vibrating body is

Tai Chi
Tai Chi is a form of exercise is low-impact and low velocity belonging to the type of moderate intensity aerobic exercise. At first, this exercise is a martial science so that is also known as Tai Chi ch'uan (ch'uan-martial arts). The man known as the founder of Tai Chi was a monk named Chang San Feng (960-1460 BC) from the Wu Tang school trying to integrate the Chinese fighting arts with other movements in order to increase the body's flow of energy called "chi" as a manifestation teachings of Taoism. If we ever see a movie Taichi Master, starring Jet Lee and Michelle Yeoh may be little we understand. Or also as described in the Kung Fu Cult Master film also starred by Jet in Lee and Sammo Hung.
Tai Chi is different from other martial limu are aggressive because the main principle is to fight the "soft" by absorbing the energy of your opponent and use it to fight based on the principle of "yin" and "the", are facing violence with gentleness. In its development, though derived from the science of martial arts, Tai Chi is more modern now often used as one of the efforts to maintain physical fitness. There are 5 main style Tai Chi, namely; Chen style, Yang, Wu, Shi Wu and Sun styles. However, since the 1950s, Sports Committee RCC developed a new style that comes from the traditional style of "Simplified Tai Chi". This style was developed with the aim that more easily learned by the general public so that later developed and internationally recognized.
According Miming, one of the trainees in GOR PADJADJARAN Taichi, Taichi he had learned long since about 82 years, and he looks young, but age was 45 years old.
"Taichi movement was a natural movement, we can say every day is doing Taichi", according to men who also trains athletes in Borneo's Taichi. He thinks that for the elderly Taichi exercises are good, because the right brain training and balance. With a movement that is always repeated again, it also helps the process of working memory in the brain. While there axis forces in Taichi is the waist, because the waist that support our bodies.
The most important thing done before practicing Tai Chi is to eliminate all complex thoughts. Provoke a sense of fun, so we can better concentrate. The principle of this exercise allows the nerve center of resting function to improve coordination of the various organs of the body, relaxing the entire body and the achievement of a deep and natural. Meanwhile, if the heart upset, we may be able to continue practicing but we're not going to get the maximum benefit. In follow Tai Chi to note is that the body position must always be in a state of upright. All members of the body must be in a relaxed state. As he moves, take a deep breath-gunkan-abdominal breathing and the body must remain relaxed. Suppose that the movement we do is dance movement.
And apparently it's true what they say the researchers researchers, participants who participate in GOR olahrahga Padjadjaran Taichi is mostly elderly and women who can say the grandmother. The outer can is if we see them as they seem invisible was young, when there is already reaching the age of 80 years and over, but they are still agile movements only. And they do not want to lose the spirit of the aerobic participants in front of their places.
In the city of flowers in the morning air is very cold. Start young enough to be reluctant to leave the house. But for the participants Taichi, the morning air with the city's famous sea of fire events was not a problem. Began at 06.00 am and ended at around 07.15 pm. A long enough time for them the elderly, but not kenyataannnya, after latihanpun their bodies are still in good shape, even some of them still have a continuing practice Taichi own. Does not seem at all tired of their faces.

Wai Tan Kung
Wai Tan Kung, feels the new name we hear. Because of this sport was introduced recently in Indonesia. Wai Tan Kung is a type of traditional physical exercise that is derived Taiwan low-low-velocity impact and included in the aerobic exercise with low intensity. Wai Tan Kung is an exercise of the mind and body unification is unique because it uses vibration and movement coordination of the entire body with the basic principle of eliminating the thoughts that interfere with concentration and energy to let someone out of the body automatically will ultimately thrilling body. Wai Tan Kung consists of 12 core movement is soft, harmonious, and relaxing performed in sequence with the vibration and relaxation of various muscle groups different.
According to distinguish Dolly Taichi and Wai Tan Kung is a movement and Jurusnya, Wai Tan Kung tend to be more emphasis on breathing. Even according to the former school youth in high school that Taruna Nusantara Wai Tan Kung movement if the motion and the motion was arrested again and stand, there is even one that stops the movement in one position.
In Bandung itself Wai Tan Kung himself was too much demand. Olagraga This will be visible in Tegal relieved every morning and before the Science and Mathematics, Padjadjaran University.
According to one participant who joined this sport, since he joined Wai Tan Kung her physical condition has increased, from what was often sickly now no longer.
"Although the sport say that lightly but if you've got it right, feels tired too lho", he said, smiling.

With exercise the body becomes healthier and stronger. Live we can choose which sport is right for our bodies. Now there olagraga like Taichi and Wai Tan Kung, who seemed suitable for the elderly. Live you want to choose which one fit with us. (Feridian Harudana / de Jornal. Derived from several sources)