What is Tai Chi and the health benefits of practicing Tai Chi?
Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese art of relaxation, healing and self-defense. Its gentle and fluid motions are suitable for everyone, regardless of age or athletic ability. Tai Chi is widely practiced for stress reduction, energy enhancement, preventing illness, improving concentration, strengthening the mind and body, and slowing the effects of aging. It is a natural solution for stress. Tai Chi has been recognized by medical experts as a practical, effective alternative to expensive drugs and therapies to control chronic disease. Tai chi is the fastest-growing popular exercise in the world today. An article titled “Why Tai Chi is the Perfect Exercise” in Time magazine, August 2002 said: Practitioners praise Tai Chi’s spiritual and psychological benefits, but what has attracted the attention of Western scientists lately is what Tai Chi does for the body. Scientists at the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene reported that Tai Chi offers the greatest benefit to older men and women who are
