The kung fu warm-up practices help the muscles and joints be reflexive and responsive and act perfectly what the brain orders. The exercises of the martial arts including kung fu develop the muscles and build the body perfectly. In addition to physical fitness, kung fu helps the trainees promote their mental abilities. The martial art aims to establish a balance between body and mind.

Doing the breathing exercises of kung fu, a trainee will enjoy little by little more healthy lungs and heart. Other practices of this Chinese martial art focus on reflexes of the muscles and cause them to respond more quickly and effectively through absorbing more calories and losing unnecessary fat.

The warmup also reduces the back ache in the long run and help the martial art player get rid of spasms or the involuntary and sudden muscular contractions.

The abdomen muscles are unbelievably strengthened through the special exercises kung fu prescribes so that the planks -- used in practices -- are broken after hitting the trainee's belly.

Furthermore, some advanced exercises like Zen -- enlightenment by means of meditation and direct, intuitive insight -- bring about relaxation and reduce psychological anxiety and stress.