Seniors who practice tai chi have improved fitness
March 14, 2010 by David Bendall · Leave a Comment
Researchers at the National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei compared investigated the fitness level of seniors who practice tai chi to sedentary controls matched by age and body size. 22 male and 19 female tai chi practitioners with an average age of 69 and 12 years of tai chi practice were compared to 18 male and 17 female sedentary subjects. Both the male and female tai chi practitioners had significantly greater fitness measurements then the sedentary controls. The tai chi group had 18-19% greater peak oxygen uptake, greater flexibility and lower body fat compared to the sedentary controls.
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