Dr. of Sciences, Professor Zhang Shaotong¹
Dr. Hab., Professor V.P. Guba³
Huang Yun²
Dr. Hab., Professor V.А. Romanov^4
1Academy of Physical Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
²Zhengzhou SIAS University, Zhengzhou, China
³Smolensky State University, Smolensk
⁴Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University, Tula
⁵Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism (SCOLIPE), Moscow

Objective of the study was to experimentally substantiate the benefits of the national Chinese Qigong gymnastics for the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of college students with physical disabilities, as well as for their mental health.
Methods and structure of the study. The experiment involved 30 students from Zhengzhou SIAS University with the proven cases of Category A or higher. The subjects were divided into 3 categories: disability (23.3%), recovery of damage (26.7%), and illness (50%). The experiment was run for two semesters (a total of 36 weeks, 18 weeks each semester), the training sessions were conducted twice a week for 90 minutes. The Health Qigong contents were used in the process of training of the examined students. These contents included: the study of the history of health and meridians; the study of the frequently used points; the study of the theoretical basis of health in Qigong in Traditional Chinese Medicine; the application of Qigong exercises according to their functions (development of the muscle strength of the shoulders, neck, spine, and limbs, balancing skills, functions of the stomach, etc.).
Results and conclusions. Health Qigong practices in application to students with physical disabilities were found to improve their cardiovascular and respiratory system functionality rates, as well as their mental health rates, which was proved by a significant decrease in the diastolic blood pressure rates, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, and anxiety levels, and enhanced lung capacity, thus indicating the high effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Keywords: Health Qigong, college students, physical and mental health.

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