- Exercises based on the Chinese martial art Tai Chi may provide a
surprising answer to the high risk of falling among elderly people,
reports the Journal of the American Medical Association. A study of
2,328 people over 65 shows that general exercise could reduce the risk
of falling by 13 percent. But when one group of seniors learned moves
based on the popular, slow-motion Kung Fu, researchers say, the risk
dropped by 25 percent. Tai Chi's slow, controlled movements emphasize
maintaining good balance and good muscle tone. The study says
unintentional injuries are the sixth leading cause of death for the
elderly in the U.S.
Source: HI-YAH! - TIME http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,3779,00.html- Tai
Chi and Qigong are rapidly becoming the world's most commonly performed
exercise as it is practiced in hospitals, corporate boardrooms, schools
and even in maximum security prisons in at least over 50 countries
worldwide. Why? Please read the answers to it by Bill Douglas. Bill
Douglas is the Founder of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day, and the
author of America's #1 most popular Tai Chi book, The Complete Idiot's
Guide to Tai Chi & Qigong.
Source: Tai Chi & Qigong Sweep the Information Age http://www.worldtaichiday.org/corporate_stress_tai_chi_qigong/tai_chi_qigong_information_age.html |
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