Tai chi can have significant benefits for older adults, due in part to the way it focuses on muscle control, stability, balance, and flexibility. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice that ...

Community tai chi classes are “an effective and sustainable intervention” to prevent falls among elderly people, a recent study suggests.Researchers in Sydney, Australia, randomly assigned 702 ...

LOS ANGELES -- Tai chi is already known as a good low-impact exercise for older people. Now a recent study suggests it offers benefits beyond improving fitness and balance: It may help prevent ...

Tai chi may help older adults manage chronic insomnia long-term. Learn how this mind-body exercise compares with CBT-I.

Save the karate for the kids. To stave off depression among the elderly, a new study proposes the practice of a gentler martial art — tai chi. In a study published in the American Journal of Geriatric ...

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) added to tai chi chuan exercise improved sleep and cognition in older adults who had both sleep disorders and mild cognitive impairment, a ...

A clinical trial shows that practicing Tai Chi online can sharpen thinking skills and improve sleep in older adults with diabetes, offering a safe and accessible alternative to conventional exercise.

Several of our family life educators, including Emily Harmon, have become certified in teaching tai chi and have been offering classes. Emily has written this article to explain the benefits. She says ...

Each year in the United States, more than one-third of adults 65 and older experience a fall. Of those who fall, 30% suffer moderate to severe injuries, making falls the leading cause of injury deaths ...

“In classical training, walking drills were used to build stability, sensitivity, rootedness and efficient movement, as if ...

Staying physically fit as you age might be simpler than it looks — and it doesn't involve walking or running, as most might expect. According to Harvard Medical School, martial arts are the ideal ...