Practical exploration of the impact of practicing fitness Qigong on the mental health of college students

Fitness Qigong is an important part of Chinese history and culture, and is one of the traditional intangible cultural heritage projects. In recent years, the mental health issues of college students have become a focus of attention in universities. Fitness Qigong is different from other sports programs in that it emphasizes the combination of movement and stillness, as well as the process of regulating the mind. It helps to improve the pressure brought by life, study, employment, and other aspects, and is one of the important means to promote the mental health and regulate emotions of college students. Therefore, it is very necessary to continue and promote this traditional sports project. The main research subjects are ordinary female college students, and data was collected using questionnaire survey and experimental methods. The questionnaire tool used was the Symptom Checklist-90, and the data was analyzed using mathematical statistics. The results show that college students can significantly improve and enhance their mental health by learning and practicing fitness qigong, which can eliminate tense emotions and reduce psychological pressure; Learning and practicing fitness qigong has effectively improved the psychological quality of college students. Based on this, it is suggested that ordinary higher education institutions should attach importance to the development of traditional fitness qigong sports; Ordinary higher education institutions need to expand the teaching staff for the fitness qigong program; Physical education teachers should promote and popularize fitness qigong courses.