This last one corresponds to the majority of Qi Gong and shows their beneficial effects on the health as much in prevention as in fitness.

These methods allow improving the vital energy, to soften the joints, to improve the functional systems of the body, to preserve the harmonious balance body-spirit and to recover with profound well-being. In all we count over one thousand forms of Qi Gong, based on the principles of the Chinese medicine, as well for the course of meridians, for the points of acupuncture or for the physiology energy of body and organs. All use common principles of the work of body (postures and movements), of the breathing (respiratory exercises) and of the consciousness (perception of its body and intention given to the exercises).

In France, the FEQGAE, was born in 1995, counts more than 450 professors, approximately 350 associations and approximately 40 000 followers. Since 1997, it grants teacher's degree, kind of label of competence and of training formation. In other respects, it is in connection with the Ministère de la santé de la jeunesse et de sport, to create the status of Qi Gong and find a legal bounds for its practice and its teaching.
 
Several measures were realized to estimate the progress realized thanks to the practice of Qi Gong. Functional measures at first. They show that the position of monopod support is improved. In other respects, an instrumental scale of the daily activities (Lawton and Brody) proved its value in this measure of balance and the risks of fall of old persons.
Des mesures de l'équilibre en laboratoire ont aussi été réalisées. L’une d’elles, réalisée à l’aide d’une plate-forme posturale, présente des modification de l’équilibre dûes à la durée et à la fréquence des exercices.

Measures of the balance in laboratory were also realized. One of them, realized with the assistance of a postural platform, present modifications of balance owed to duration and to frequency of exercises. And a test of side stability shows a significant difference to regard to a reference solution group. But unfortunately the details of research aren’t enough developed.
For Yves Requena, referent doctor of the FEQGAE, benefits for old person are many. “We are present to an improvement of suppleness, a decrease of the ankylosis and the rheumatic pains”. According to him, we also notice “a better vigilance and an optimization of memory”. And he clarifies that Qi Gong also has “a positive action against the depression and improve the sleep”.
From a scientific point of view, he explains that this discipline acts on the balance by improving “the reflexes of the ankle posture”. And when we ask him if there are pathologies which would prevent an old person from practicing Qi Gong, its answer is clear, there is “nobody contra-indication”.

Then if you want to discover this discipline, next June 6th the FEQGEA organizing the 16th day of Qi Gong. During this day will get blended demonstrations, workgroup of practice and conferences allowing the discovery of the many aspects of these traditional techniques. For more information, by telephone in +33 4 42 93 34 31 or www.federationqigong.com