The final taxation in this series, excessive walking is particularly pertinent for those who use this as their main form of exercise.
Excessive walking damages the sinews, which includes the tendons and the contractile strength of the muscles.
I am definitely an advocate for an active lifestyle, and it is true that many people do not engage in sufficient physical activity, so why would I discourage walking?
This taxation refers to walking which is overdone and excessive.
Walking for long to extreme periods causing muscle soreness, strains, fatigue and other discomforts is to be discouraged, not the practice of walking itself.
This also applies to any repetitive movement, be it cycling, swimming, lifting and all other forms of strength and fitness training.
There is an overwhelming message from many areas in fitness that one must train 5 or 6 days of the week.
The Chinese Medicine Classics state this is damaging to the overall strength of the body, as training uses Blood and Qi, and to replenish this we need to use Qi for digestion and recover Blood through rest and sleep.
So, to achieve balance our physical activity must be moderated.
If your physical activity regime is leaving you feeling flat, tired and sore (not the good kind of sore, the painful kind of sore) then perhaps you are overdoing it.
If you cannot reconcile the idea of dropping days for training, consider Yoga, Tai Chi or Qi Gong to replace one or two of your training days, and watch your strength improve as your body comes back into balance.
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