Author: Lee Myeong Soo 1//Jeong Seong Min 1//Jang Hye-Sook 2//Ryu Hoon 3//Moon Sun-Rock 4
Affiliation: Center for Integrative Medicine, Institute of Medical Science Wonkwang University, School of Medicine, Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University(Iksan, Republic of Korea) [1]//Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science College (Iksan, Republic of Korea) [2]//Department of Neurology, Harvard Institute of Medicine, (Boston, MA 02115, U.S.A) [3]//Department of Radiation Oncology, Wonkwang University, School of Medicine (Iksan, Republic of Korea) [4]
Conference/Journal: J Intl Soc Life Info Science
Date published: 2002
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Volume ID: 20 , Issue ID: 2 , Pages: 398-399 , Word Count: 136
Six volunteers participated in a graded exercise test and one hour of basic form of ChunDoSunBup(CDSB) Qi-training to investigate the cardiorespiratory responses and exercise intensity of Qi-training. CDSB Qi-training induced significant changes in oxygen consumption(VO2/l,VO2/kg), carbon dioxide production (VCO2/l), ventilation (VE/l), heart rate (HR/beats/min), breath frequency(BF/min), respiratory exchange ratio (RER) tidal volume(VT), and metabolic rate (MET). The exercise intensity of Qi-training was 42.3%, 46.7 % and 38.8% of HRmax during the sound exercise, slow motion (haeng-gong) and meditation, respectively, and the average was 42.6% of HRmax. We conclude that CDSB Qi-training is an aerobic, light intensity exercise, which leads to a decrease of the metabolic rate in the trainee by breathing efficiently and relaxing them. In addition, CDSB Qi-training may affect the cardiorespiratory function and metabolic rate in trainee.