<p>We couldn’t be more impressed. This is a gentle but very powerful Chinese martial art, movement meditation, and way of healing through movement. </p> <p>Especially good for older people, Tai Chi is a great way to find resources of power and confidence. It can help you get better balance, gently exercise and mobilise your joints, and gain deep calm, stability, and security. On the “martial arts” side, it helps deal with the physical surprises in life: the heavy door swinging shut, the slip on the ice, the accidental thump that might otherwise knock you down.</p> <p>No one is too old to do Tai Chi, and its smooth, slow, soft movements can improve many aspects of health without strain. It takes some patience to learn. but it changes lives. </p> <p>It’s quite surprising how much evidence there is for the effectiveness of Tai Chi. In addition to its benefits for general health and peace of mind, it has been found helpful for: falling and fear of falling, various forms of arthritis, posture, shingles, Parkinsons, diabetes, insomnia, some forms of pain, cancer recovery, anxiety… the list goes on. Type “Tai Chi” into <em>Medline Plus </em>(<a href="http://medlineplus.gov/">http://medlineplus.gov</a> - a great world authority medical site) to learn more about studies of Tai Chi’s usefulness.</p> <p><em>Lifestyle Road Test verdict: Awesome.</em></p> 2008-11-27T10:49:26-08:00 1 2008-12-12T04:57:10-08:00