About 15 minutes into my online tai chi class, a notification popped up on my laptop about an email I’d been waiting for all morning. I dropped the exercise we were doing and ran over to check what it ...
“Parting the Wild Horse’s Mane.” “Wave Hands Like Clouds.” “Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain.” These are not song titles or poems. Rather, they’re the deceptively complex movements of tai chi. With ...
As a working mum of three children, it's fair to say that this time of year just about finishes me off. Between work, school events (x three) and attempting to make Christmas the most magical one yet ...
Watching a group of people doing tai chi, an exercise often called “meditation in motion,” it may be hard to imagine that its slow, gentle, choreographed movements could actually make people stronger.
Tai Chi 6 Forms 6 Easy Lessons moves at a steady and fluid pace that is accessible to all levels of fitness The instructor Dr Paul Lam condenses this practice into six lessons taught with meticulous ...
As the New Year approaches, many Brits will be contemplating ways to enhance their health habits. In response to this, Simple - a smartphone app designed to aid users in achieving their weight loss ...
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 ...
After 12 weeks of training, the Tai Chi group gained, on average, 0.87kg of lean mass while the stretching group experienced ...
It’s pretty well-known that exercise is one of the best ways to curb stress and boost your mood. (Just think about how relaxed and happy you feel after a yoga class, kickboxing session or run in the ...