The exercise intensity of tai chi

Researchers at National Taiwan University Hospital measured the exercise intensity of tai chi. The researchers noted that exercise intensity of tai chi depends on training style, posture and duration. They measured heart rate and oxygen uptake simultaneously in 100 subjects during classical Yang tai chi practice. Heart rate during tai chi was [...]

Seniors who practice tai chi have improved fitness

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 [...]

Long term tai chi practitioners show improved finger pointing accuracy.

Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University compared the effects of age and tai chi on eye-hand coordination. The study consisted of three groups, a younger control group consisting of 30 university students with an average age of 24, a elderly control group consisting of 30 healthy non-tai chi practicing adults with an average age [...]

Tai chi associated with improved eye-hand coordination in the elderly.

Researchers at Ghang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan studied the effect of tai chi on eye-hand coordination in the elderly. 22 elderly individuals who had practiced tai chi regularly for at least 3 years were compared to a control group of 20 healthy and active elderly individuals who did not practice tai chi. [...]

Tai chi improves symptoms and quality of life in patients with moderate heart failure.

A study done at Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, UK investigated the effect of tai chi on exercise tolerance in patients with moderate heart failure. 52 patients were randomly assigned to 16 weeks of tai chi or standard care without exercise rehabilitation. While there were not statistically significant improvements to exercise tolerance, [...]

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