{"id":7931,"date":"2012-05-12T09:50:44","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T13:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=7931"},"modified":"2012-05-12T16:31:47","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T20:31:47","slug":"7931","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=7931","title":{"rendered":"From The Master – Organizing Daily Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organizing Daily Practice<\/span><\/h1>\n

by Yang Yang, Ph. D<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you have limited time for your daily Taiji practice, can you still benefit? The answer is yes\u2014if you practice efficiently. This training tip describes how.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Most Taiji and Qigong practitioners have a busy schedule and do not have two hours a day to practice. Many people are lucky if they have 30 minutes a day to exercise. Some may not even have 30-minute blocks of time, and instead may have to divide those 30 minutes into several smaller blocks, spaced throughout the day.<\/p>\n

But even short periods of exercise can make a big difference, according to a recent study<\/a> from the University of Missouri. A team led by exercise physiologist John P. Thyfault reported that when fit, physically active young adults stopped exercising for three days, their blood sugar spiked more after meals\u2014a condition that over time raises the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. To remain healthy, we should keep moving throughout the day, and even short periods of moderate exercise can make a big difference, Thyfault told the New York Times. Taiji and Qigong can help.<\/p>\n

So, if you have just 30 minutes a day, how can you structure your time to practice most efficiently?<\/p>\n

To answer that question, we need to consider the different components of our training. Here is one way to break the practice down:<\/p>\n