At present, sub-health has become one of the most common physical conditions in the world, and its incidence is higher in the young population. Improving sub-health has become one of the most important issues to be addressed worldwide. It has been found that TCM exercise therapy is more acceptable than drug therapy in improving sub-health because of its long-lasting effect and less side effects. This article provides a review of TCM exercise therapy for sub-health.

Taoxing Yang, Zunshuai Wang, Xiaoling Li, Ruixue Ma, Xinrong Fan. Research Progress on the Preventive and Curative Effects of Traditional Sports and Wellness Exercises on Sub-health. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 4: 23-27. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2022.040405.

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