Exercise is medicine. Regular and moderate exercise can effectively strengthen immune system so as to reduce the risk of virus infection and also improve or assist in the treatment of dysthymic disorders like anxiety and depression. This course provides suggestions for the general public about how to actively respond to the outbreak of novel coronavirus. It also explains: how the immune system reacts when viruses invade into the body; why exercises can enhance immunity and what is the mechanism; what the difference is between western sports and traditional eastern exercises.

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Besides, the course includes training lessons on Baduanjin, Zhanzhuang, Daoyin, Yoga and other exercises conducive to immunity improvement.

This course is characteristic for its combination of physical education and medicine, so the course will be taught by experts in either sports or medicine. The teaching content covers both disciplinary theory and specific training method, showcasing the unique culture and charm of the East while conducting cross-cultural communication as well as sharing the wisdom of traditional exercises and modern research and application in this regard.

What You Will Learn

- Knowledge learning: understanding the human immune system, the theoretical basis of enhancing immunity through l eastern exercises.

- Skill learning: practicing Baduanjin, Standing Qigong, Daoyin, Yoga and other traditional eastern exercises conducive to immunity improvement.

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Lecture One Introduction to the Course

WEEK 2: Lecture Two Active Response to Public Health Emergency

WEEK 3: Lecture Three Human Immune System (1)

WEEK 4: Lecture Four Human Immune System (2)

WEEK 5: Lecture Five The Theoretical Basis of Exercises Improving Human Immunity (1)

WEEK 6: Lecture Six The Theoretical Basis of Exercises Improving Human Immunity (2)

WEEK 7: Lecture Seven Cases of Eastern Exercises Improving Human Immunity

WEEK 8: Lecture Eight Traditional Chinese Exercise (Daoyin)

WEEK 9: Lecture Nine Traditional Chinese Exercise (Zhan Zhuang)

WEEK 10: Lecture Ten Yoga Pranayama

WEEK 11: Lecture Eleven Basic Yoga Asana

WEEK 12: Lecture Twelve Yoga combination for improving immunity