The ancient art of tai chi, plus a modern twist, may help older adults reverse mild declines in brain power, a new clinical trial reveals. Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults ...

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 ...

Seniors citizens in Willows are meditating in motion. Ever since taking up tai chi one year ago, Barbara Kistner, 86, has not only improved her strength and balance, but said her overall health and ...

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 ...

In 2014, Marcia Wyman of Concord was focused on two things: teaching Tai Chi and spending her retirement competing at the national level in archery. She then suffered a stroke. Her left side was ...

(HealthDay News) — Tai chi is effective in managing several hypertension-related risk factors in older adults, according to a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology. Jing Sun, Ph.D., ...

Join the University of Tennessee Extension for free beginner Tai Chi for Fall Prevention and Arthritis classes at four locations. This fun eight-session program builds strength, balance and ...

As Rhonda Barnes silently moves her arms up, the audience of senior citizens watches and mirrors her movements. Everything in the room appears to stop, and the only thing going on is the current class ...

YMCA group fitness instructor Roseann Quinn, in front, teaches a class of senior students during ‘‘Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance,’’ a class being offered from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays in the YMCA ...