Tai chi can have significant benefits for older adults, due in part to the way it focuses on muscle control, stability, balance, and flexibility. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice that ...

LOS ANGELES -- Tai chi is already known as a good low-impact exercise for older people. Now a recent study suggests it offers benefits beyond improving fitness and balance: It may help prevent ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular practice of tai chi chih, a Westernized version of the ancient Chinese martial art of tai chi, can help older people rest easier at night, according to a study in ...

Each year in the United States, more than one-third of adults 65 and older experience a fall. Of those who fall, 30% suffer moderate to severe injuries, making falls the leading cause of injury deaths ...

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) added to tai chi chuan exercise improved sleep and cognition in older ...

Research (such as this study, published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine) shows that both walking and tai chi ...

A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that practicing the martial art tai chi can help older adults boost their memory. The study took about 300 people with an average age of ...

A list of tai chi opening forms stands against the wall at Body Fitness and Dance. JOHN DAY — The room that Crish Hamilton and her group inhabit at Body Fitness and Dance in John Day moonlights as ...

Several of our family life educators, including Emily Harmon, have become certified in teaching tai chi and have been offering classes. Emily has written this article to explain the benefits. She says ...

Statistics provided by Hubei's publicity department show that more than 150 countries now have active tai chi communities, ...

LOS ANGELES — Tai chi is already known as a good low-impact exercise for older people. Now a recent study suggests it offers benefits beyond improving fitness and balance: It may help prevent shingles ...