Investigationa and Analysis of the Characteristics and Needs of Health Qigong Practitioners
This paper investigates and analyzes the characteristics and needs of current Health Qigong practitioners in China,by using the methods like document literature,questionnaire survey and others.The results show that the characteristic of Qigong practitioners is"high in the middle,low at both ends"—middle-aged people taking the large proportion,while the elderly and youngsters relatively less.As for the vocational aspect,mental workers of higher education make up the majority."Regimen"and"culture"are two most prominent needs for practitioners who perform Health Qigong.The number of Health Qigong teachers and their comprehensive quality,especially their cultural and theoretical literacy,has been unable to meet the demands of Qigong practitioners.Here are certain suggestions as follows.Further explore the comprehensive value of Health Qigong and attract groups at different ages to practice Health Qigong,based on the inherent characteristics of Health Qigong and the health needs of people at different ages;enhance the height and depth of the two images of Health Qigong,"regimen"and"culture",and promote the mutual integration of them;improve the technical and cultural level of present teachers through various ways,to make them"alive".College Health Qigong teachers should play a leading role,and attract more college teachers and students to participate in the promotion of Health Qigong inside and outside the campus.
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