The ancient Chinese discovered that certain physical movements combined with specific breathing patterns produced a tonifying effect on the body's supply of "Chi", which can be defined as the body's basic energy, or "lifeforce".

Chinese medical theory holds that this unseen lifeforce , or Chi, is what actually supplies the physical body with energy, and that a reduction in the level of this energy leads to illness and physical deterioration.

On the other hand, practices which increase the level of this unseen lifeforce result in an improved feeling of well-being, greater health, and reduced stress. These practices were generally grouped under the label of "Chi Kung" exercises, "kung" being the Chinese word meaning "cultivation", so that the phrase "Chi Kung" translates into English as, "cultivation of the unseen lifeforce".

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