Workout whip evolved from the cold weapon “soft whip” in ancient China. Like traditional folk games such as gyroscopes, the waist and shoulders need to be coordinated when dancing.
Xinhua News Agency Yinchuan, May 6th issue: “old child” Ding Yuding’s “game” fitness View
Xinhua News Agency reporter Ai Fumei, xie Jianwen
on an empty field in Zhongshan Park, Yinchuan city, Ningxia, 65-year-old Ding Yuding waved his arm powerfully, and the whip of 2 meters long danced to the Tiger and Tiger in the wind and crackling.
“One whip can strengthen one’s body, and the other is to play happily. Listening to the crackle, I felt refreshed.” Ding Yuding said that when people get old, they are just like children, and they are also fond of playing. Sports are not only for fitness, but also for enjoying the fun of “games.
Workout whip evolved from the cold weapon “soft whip” in ancient China. Like traditional folk games such as gyroscopes, the waist and shoulders need to be coordinated when dancing, because it can effectively relieve scapulohumeral periarthritis, lumbar disc herniation and other common senile diseases have always been the fitness “artifact” of many elderly people “.
Ding Yuding is good at playing gyro and whip. He regards gyro and workout whip as “toys” with fitness effect “. “When we were young, we didn’t have toys such as Lego and cars. We had to do whatever we wanted to play. For example, we used a knife to cut out a wooden top and tied a rope on the picked branch to make a whip, you can play the top.” He said.
Seven years ago, Ding Yuding, who retired early, saw the elderly in the park playing tai chi or dancing square dance. He was not good at these. In order to “have fun”, he bought the iron gyro online and started the “gyro time” for two hours a day “. Unexpectedly, this sport, which was regarded as a game “playing” in recent years, brought him a surprise.
“My scapulohumeral periarthritis is an old problem for more than ten years. When it is serious, my arm hurts so much that I can’t lift it. It’s OK not to say it now, at least it doesn’t hurt.” Ding Yuding said.
Two years ago, in order to pursue appreciation and interest, Ding Yuding learned more skills and more tricks. The workout whip he often dances weighs about 2 Jin and is more than 2 meters long. It consists of stainless steel bracelet, woolen hemp whip and woolen ribbon. “This is a light whip. It can be thrown, pulled, clicked, and split. It can play different tricks, but it is not good to have no strength on your hands. There is also a heavy whip weighing 80 Jin, which can’t be thrown, and can only be dragged away.” He said.
The fun and good-looking “whip game” attracts more and more old people to join. In the park, the grand situation of the old people playing the top and dancing the whip collectively often appears, attracting many morning exercisers to stop and enjoy and take photos and videos. According to Ding Yuding, in March this year, Ningxia whituo Association was approved to be established. Currently, only Yinchuan city has more than 100 members.
“Whip Game” also let Ding Yuding go out of Ningxia and go to Hebei, Sichuan, Hong Kong and other places to participate in whip game or performance, and compete with other enthusiasts on the same stage. Ningxia whituo Association was invited to participate in the national whituo competition in Guilin, Guangxi and Langfang, Hebei province in the middle and late May. To this end, Ding Yuding specially practiced a set of “Guan Gong dragon and phoenix whip” and prepared to perform live performances on behalf of the association.
“Every time I learn a set of whip method, I have a sense of accomplishment. Although my age is increasing, my enthusiasm for sports has not decreased. On the contrary, one year is higher than one year.” He said.