Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. While historians don’t know exactly when the practice began, it may have been as early as the 8th century. “Tai chi started as a martial art in a time when ...

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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 ...

Tai chi showed long-term benefits for long-term management of chronic insomnia that were on par with CBT, the first-line ...

A recent study examining the effects of Tai Chi on body composition found that the exercise can boost lean muscle in just 12 ...

If you're getting older, martial arts may not be on your radar as an activity you should take up. In fact, when most people think about how they want to spend their days in retirement, activities like ...

The intersection of ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience has revealed remarkable insights into brain health enhancement through tai chi practice. This centuries-old martial art is proving to be a ...

Everything old is new again. That's the hope among a growing number of people older than 50 who are looking to the ancient Eastern practices tai chi and yoga to keep their minds and bodies nimble.

Chinese researchers said their study found tai chi to be as effective as talk therapy in long-term easing of insomnia in ...

KILLEEN -- Roy Murray of Killeen calls his weekly appointment at the Lions Club Senior Center "medidaion standing." Murray is one of five original members of the center's tai chi class, which meets at ...