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- Title
Tai Chi Chuan: an ancient wisdom on exercise and health promotion.
- Authors
Lan, Ching; Lai, Jin-Shin; Chen, Ssu-Yuan
- Abstract
Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is a Chinese conditioning exercise and is well known for its slow and graceful movements. Recent investigations have found that TCC is beneficial to cardiorespiratory function, strength, balance, flexibility, microcirculation and psychological profile. The long-term practice of TCC can attenuate the age decline in physical function, and consequently it is a suitable exercise for the middle-aged and elderly individuals. TCC can be prescribed as an alternative exercise programme for selected patients with cardiovascular, orthopaedic, or neurological diseases, and can reduce the risk of falls in elderly individuals. The exercise intensity of TCC depends on training style, posture and duration. Participants can choose to perform a complete set of TCC or selected movements according to their needs. In conclusion, TCC has potential benefits in health promotion, and is appropriate for implementation in the community.
- Publication
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2002, Vol 32, Issue 4, p217
- ISSN
0112-1642
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2165/00007256-200232040-00001