Being Well, Staying Well.

How the practise of NeiJia Skills
 enhances health at the Golden Rooster School

Although most statements below refer to Tai Chi Chuan, because they share similar methodologies, theories, and activities you can infer that most Nei Jia gong skills will impart similar results. Tai Chi Chuan has been subjected to more research, as it is better known.

According to recent scientific studies

Tai Chi Chuan practice has positive effects on psychological well-being 
Tai Chi Chuan provides  social outlets for participants.
​Tai Chi Chuan has been shown to  reduce the number of falls and fear of falling in elderly people..
Tai Chi Chuan has been shown to promote lower blood pressure.
Tai Chi Chuan has positive effects on postural control 
Tai Chi Chuan has positive effects on some back and knee problems.
Tai Chi Chuan can improve the range of motion of the limbs, 

According to Western Health and Fitness

Tai Chi Chuan can have a very low entry point, enabling more people to participate without needing to be fit, first.
Tai Chi Chuan can be a low impact activity, making it suitable for people with a variety of health problems.
Tai Chi Chuan as physiotherapy training provides significant balance and strength gains and improves body stability and the strength of the knee extensor significantly.
Tai Chi Chuan can be prescribed as a conditioning exercise for all ages and abilities. Tai Chi Chuan can be an aerobic exercise with moderate to high intensity activity, beneficial to the cardio-respiratory function. Practitioners have higher peak oxygen uptake and higher oxygen uptake at the ventilatory threshold.
 Tai Chi Chuan involves​ twisting motions which compress and stretch the muscle fibres, which in effect massages the muscle groups and increases the flow of blood, lymphatic fluids through the organs, joints etc.

How Tai Chi Chuan combats unhelpful stress

Tai Chi Chuan develops correct posture facilitates deeper, fuller and more relaxed breathing, which changes the chemical composition of the blood beneficially.
This in turn encourages the activity of the brain to adopt a more beneficial rhythm, and helps you to become and remain calmer. 

According to Traditional Oriental Medicine

The World Health Organisation and Traditional Chinese Medicine both consider good health in broad terms which encompass physical and emotional well being rather than simply the absence of illness.

Traditional Chinese Medicine / Traditional Oriental Medicine
Qi (pronounced chee) or intrinsic energy is seen to flow through the body along traditional pathways or channels called Meridians. Good health is accompanied by a strong, balanced and regular flow of Qi through the channels.
In poor health the flow is irregular and disrupted, causing an insufficiency of Qi in some areas and an excess in others
​The Qi flow can be influenced and brought back into balance by the methods of TCM, which include Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong.