Tai chi is a self-paced system of gentle exercises. It is a series of postures and movements that flow in a slow, graceful manner. Falls are the leading cause of injury in people 65 and older.

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

o What: Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance. o When: 11 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. o Where: Touchmark at Fairway Village Health & Fitness Club, 2911 S.E. Village Loop, Vancouver. o ...

We’ve all been told to move more, but if you have a limited range of motion, Tai Chi can help you reach your fitness goals—and reap other benefits too. It’s a traditional Chinese wellness practice ...

LOS ANGELES – A six-month program of tai chi exercises helped people with various stages of Parkinson’s disease improve stability and their ability to walk, and reduced the frequency of falls. A study ...

SOUTH SIOUX CITY | Excuse Jacque Perez as she "parts the wild horse's mane," "hand strums a lute" and "grasps the tail of a bird." In other words, the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA fitness instructor is ...

Seven women gathered in the basement activities room of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Blain, working on memorizing and mastering a series of meditative motions as part of a regular exercise class.

Emulating the movements of the dragon, the snake, the preying mantis and the crane, the dozen participants in Northwest Assistance Ministries' 60 Plus intermediate Tai Chi class stretch out their arms ...

At the age of 93, she can still do almost everything she wants to — cook, dance, play tennis, take the bus to different places to teach her students — without burdening her body. Doreen Hynd, 93, ...

In the cool, misty morning air around the Wudang Mountains in Hubei province, a tall German man dressed in black robes slowly ...