Tai Chi is a martial art that is popular as a gentle health exercise due to its documented health benefits.
According to this article from Harvard Medical School, the practice of Tai Chi Chuan/taijiquan has been shown to help with:
- muscle strength
- flexibility
- balance
- aerobic conditioning
and conditions such as:
- arthritis
- low bone density
- breast cancer
- heart disease
- heart failure
- hypertension
- Parkinson’s disease
- sleep problems
- stroke
People of all ages can participate in Tai Chi. We’ve had students ranging in age from 8 to 92!
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Studies and Articles About Tai Chi Health Benefits
- Tai Chi can improve cognitive function
- Does tai chi beat aerobics to lower blood pressure?
- Tai Chi associated with decreased migraine frequency
- Tai chi: A gentle way to fight stress
- The effects of Tai Chi on depression, anxiety, and mental well being
- Effect of tai chi versus aerobic exercise for fibromyalgia: comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial
- The benefits of Tai Chi and brisk walking for cognitive function in older adults
- Improvement of balance control and flexibility in elderly Tai Chi Ch’uan Practitioners
- Effect of Tai-chi exercise on lower limb muscle strength, bone mineral density and balance function of elderly women
- Tai Chi Improves Sleep Quality in Healthy Adults and Patients with Chronic Conditions
- The Effects of Tai Chi and Qigong on Immune Responses
- Tai Chi for Chronic Pain Conditions
- Tai chi intervention on the fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster in breast cancer patients:
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