Tai-Chi

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Tai Chi was originally a famous martial art from ancient China. Nowadays, it is practiced throughout the world as an effective exercise for health. It consists of fluid, gentle and graceful circular movements, relaxed and slow in tempo. Breathing is deepened and slowed, aiding visual and mental concentration, relaxing the body and allowing the life force or 'Qi' to flow unimpeded throughout the body. These techniques help to integrate the mind and body and allow the achievement of total harmony of the body and mind.

Tai Chi can be practiced almost anywhere and is appropriate for anyone because its level of physical exertion can be adjusted to suit each person's physical condition. It combines deep diaphragmatic breathing with slow and gentle movements, while maintaining an upright posture. Tai Chi places great emphasis on the mental training which enhances relaxation and serenity. For many practicioners the focus in doing them is not, first and foremost, martial, but as a meditative exercise for the body. For others the combat aspects of Tai Chi are of considerable interest.

These additional benefits includes: promoting correct body posture; integrating body, mind and spirit; improving internal energy (qi); easy and inexpensive to learn and suitable for anyone. Most people who have done tai chi enjoy it so much that the adherence rate is very high. There are numerous types of Tai Chi, a specially designed program for people with arthritis has many advantages. And also the practice of Tai Chi can in some measure contribute to being able to better stand, walk, move, run, etc. in other spheres of life as well.