Longwater Tai Chi - Your Health
Individually prescribed exercise is expensive. Tai Chi is a cost-effective therapeutic exercise and can be taught in mixed ability groups. Tai Chi for health is enjoyable and is practised by millions of people of all ages around the world, both for prevention of injury and illness and recuperation.
Studies have shown that while swimming and walking are excellent health exercises, they do not significantly reduce the risk of falling for older people. They do not have the same benefits regarding balance and stability as does Tai Chi.
Benefits
- Tai Chi is a low-impact exercise.
- Tai Chi and its sister art Chi Gung have been practised for health by many millions of people over hundreds if not thousands of years.
- It is a weight-bearing exercise that can have benefits to bones and balance.
- Tai Chi improves muscle strength, coordination and flexibility, and is very useful for dealing with chronic fatigue.
- It helps reduce risk of falls, especially in elderly people.
- Tai Chi helps reduce joint and back pain and stiffness (eg arthritis).
- Stress reduction benefits are experienced through relaxation and meditative focus.
- Sense of overall wellbeing is improved.
- Tai Chi and Chi Gung are suitable for all ages and abilities.
- Exercises can be done sitting or standing.
- Group exercise encourages positive socialising.
