Hsing-i Health Benefits

I don't study hsing-i, but I've become interested in it. Does anyone know what the health benefits of Hsing-i practice are Also, how do the health benefits of Hsing-i compare to those of other internal styles Thanks.

The same as other internal arts such Tai Chi and Ba Gua. But really that's dependant on your own hard work and the quality of your teacher. Many of the health benefits are right there in the martial training.

Internal CMA works on increasing internal energy (Chi), this enhances general body health.

I think that Aikido also focus on increasing internal energy, isn't it

I'm not entirely sure that the Chinese view on internal energy is exactly the same as the Japanese view. I would suspect it isn't. It's also hard for me to know, since I don't have any hands on experience with CIMA and therefore have no basis for comparison. From what I've read about CIMA, the physical health benefits seemed to be given greater emphasis than in MOST schools of Aikido. Again, from what I've read, it SEEMS that CIMA and Aikido, as I have learned it, share SOME similar principles of movement and methods of breathing. If those can be construed as at least part of the sources of internal energy development, perhaps it is logical to assume that Aikido does increase internal energy from the CIMA perspective. However, I can't claim to understand the concept from the CIMA view. Perhaps someone who has a significant amount of experience in Aikido and CIMA could provide an accurate comparison.

Yeah, chinese internal tend to be more technical and specific
(not always a good thing, but usually is)

There is an Aikido lineage from Koichi Tohei that has a deep concerning with internal energy application (Shinshin-toitsu).
In fact the translation for the word AIKIDO is “the way to be harmonic with internal energy” (AI – to be harmonic; KI – internal energy; DO – the way)

It seems to me, that CMA advantage regarding to health benefits, is that the Chinese have also a theorical knowledge about internal energy, due to Taoism; and that the Japanese goes directly to its application in MA (IMHO).
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As a side note, the 5 elements of Xing Yi correespond the 5 major organ systems in TCM. When you work on an element, you are supposed to be strengthening that organ system. I'm sure everybody knows these but here they are: wood=liver, water=kidney, fire=heart, metal=lung, and earth=stomach. Also, some people say that the animals should be done in a certain order to create a flow of energy through the body in a certain way.