Tai chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, may improve senior citizens' strength and help them avoid falls, South Korean researchers find. "Regular exercise is very important as we get older because ...

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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 ...

SUNSET— Tyrone Aranda is applying a principle he was taught early on while learning martial arts — if you learn something, you give it back. After studying karate for 35 years, Aranda is now giving ...

A new class is being offered at the Davis Senior Center that introduces tai chi to those who are brand-new to this exercise. “Basic Tai Chi for Seniors” offers slow, mindful movements done seated or ...

Research shows that it does, and now a group of Quinnipiac University students are spreading that message to the state's seniors and health care providers. Four third-year graduate students in ...

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.

It’s about focusing on breathing and flowing gestures, often described as “mediation in motion.” It’s about shifting body weight through a series of light, controlled movements that flow rhythmically ...

Question: Recent studies show that practicing traditional Chinese tai chi movements can reduce falls in seniors. But isn't this really hard to learn? Answer: Depends on your goal. Researchers at China ...

The Carlsbad Senior Center will offer beginning tai-chi classes, for adults ages 50 and older, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Thursdays through Jan. 17 at 799 Pine Ave. Classes are taught progressively, ...