What is
Tai Chi?
In simple words it is an ancient Chinese practice utilizes slow, consistent and
flowing movements to stretch and strengthen various muscles in your body.
Tai Chi exercises will promote an overall sense of well-being.
It’s
based on the knowledge that a person can control certain aspects of their body
to help promote inner healing - both mentally and physically. Tai Chi moves are
designed to stretch and strengthen your muscles and bones.
By
performing special Tai Chi exercises within the program, you can tighten up
loose muscles and alternatively, loosen up muscles that are too tight! Your muscles are then strengthened to allow
for more endurance, which helps prevent any injuries.
If
you suffer from some pain in the joint areas, you can use Tai Chi exercise to
increase your range of motion within those joints, diminishing some of the
pain. Your muscles become more flexible
and can endure more activity.
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If
balance becomes a problem for you, use the Tai Chi workout
that is designed to train your body to work from its center to provide
stability for your body at all times. It will strengthen your core more each
time you practice it.
Balance
within your mind can also be achieved through the use of Tai Chi. When you
succumb to stress; your mind takes the brunt of it. If you learn Tai Chi you
will focus your energies - not on the stress - on relaxation and inner peace,
which slowly build a sense of calm and diminishes any anxiety you may have felt
previously.
Many
Tai Chi participants report that they’re able to get out of their mental fog,
which may be a result of the oxygen flow that this exercise promotes. Aside from the mental perks, it also helps
your organs function optimally.
Certain
diseases or medical conditions can be greatly improved through the use of Tai
Chi. If you have high blood pressure, for instance, the exercises you learned in
Tai Chi lessons can help stabilize it to more normal levels.
It’s
also beneficial in giving your immune system a much-needed boost. Tai Chi is more a way of life than an
exercise. Traditional exercises are for building muscles, increasing blood flow
as well as burning calories.
Tai
Chi exercises do that, too, but it also does so much more. It works - not just
the physical aspects of your body - but the mental ones as well. It benefits the whole package instead of just
focusing on one area of improvement.
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