In Chinese, "Chi" (or "Qi") means "Life Force" and "Life Energy". In the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the Chi runs in important channels of the body that are susceptible to influence by knowing practitioners. The source of health, in TCM, is in the balance of Chi in the body, a harmonious state that it is best to maintain. When illnesses occur, it is because an imbalance, a lack of harmony, has come about in the body's Chi.

Japanese Doctor Shizuo Inoue, expert in oxygenating exercise, invented the original Chi Machine to give the body a simple side-to-side fishtail-like movement. This gentle swinging causes blood to circulate more efficiently from a caudal to anterior direction throughout the body. In this unique form of passive exercise, Doctor Inoue believed that the balance of the Chi was enhanced. He said that with the Chi Machine the cellular absorption of oxygen can be improved, along with stimulation of the lymphatic system to aid the removal of toxins.

Since Doctor Inoue's development of the Chi Machine, which is licensed by the Sun Ancon company, other manufacturers have decided to make similar devices at a much lower cost. The goal was the same: to provide oscillating motion and enhance the Chi in the body. The difference in these later Chi devices was that many allow control of the speed of the swinging while the original Chi Machine was designed with only one speed.

How a Chi Machine or Chi Health Device works is simple. In a side-to-side motion (or enhanced with a slight up-and-down movement) the Chi Device gently moves the body from the ankle support, on the axis of the spine.

This motion results in a full body massage, reaching to internal organs and other bodily (Chi) systems. There is harmonizing and strengthening of your Chi and general sense of well-being. Afterwards, you may experience a tingling rush which slowly diminishes to a deep relaxation—not unlike what runners experience, a "natural" or "runner's high". This is a sign of the Chi device's effect on the body.

Even those restricted to inactivity (by illness or age) can experience the enhancements of motion.

The Chi Device (Chi Machine) can bring gentle activity to inactive muscles, with the aim of increasing health and alleviating symptoms—and it can be an excellent enhancement to a healthy balanced way of living which brings you strength and longevity. Feel rejuvenated, happier, full of vitality.