| Have you ever been to the gym and seen people | | | | TCC means "Knowledge of the Supreme |
| reading a magazine while riding the recumbent | | | | Ultimate." I have never found anything else that |
| bike or watching TV while on the Stairmaster? I | | | | fully relaxes me and totally energizes me at the |
| have often asked myself, "What are these people | | | | same time. Unlike the quick burst of energy from |
| actually doing in here?" Are they paying attention | | | | a cup of coffee or a sports bar, T'ai Chi Chih uses |
| to what is happening to their body? Do they even | | | | your internal energy (Chi) to supply your body |
| care? Are they aware of their heart rate, what | | | | with an internal power that is always readily |
| muscles are being worked, if they are doing | | | | available. |
| enough exercise, or if they are doing too much? | | | | TCC is also excellent for stress reduction. As a |
| My conclusion is that these people are numbing | | | | Fitness Therapist, I use TCC in my Stress |
| themselves from the exercise. They are being | | | | Management Program, and I have seen it help |
| mindless -- disconnecting from themselves just to | | | | people with arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, |
| get through the workout. Their bodies stay the | | | | fibromyalgia, and hypertension. Because it is so |
| same year after year, because, mentally, they're | | | | gentle on the body, I have also used it for |
| not even at the gym. They're still home sitting on | | | | post-rehab maintenance and lower back pain |
| the couch. | | | | prevention and safety. |
| T'ai Chi Chih (TCC) is the exact opposite of these | | | | How does T'ai Chi Chih fit into your fitness |
| methods. TCC is true "mindfulness" in motion, and | | | | program? |
| it is the easiest way I have found to really | | | | Imagine doing a set of curls and really feeling the |
| connect the mind and body. Not only are you fully | | | | weight through the entire range of motion. |
| aware and attuned to what is happening while | | | | Imagine being on the treadmill and feeling exactly |
| practicing TCC you're also centered, balanced, | | | | what is happening to your body. How much sweat |
| focused, and better able to concentrate without | | | | is dripping down your back? Are you working up |
| any effort at all. After practicing TCC for a short | | | | to your potential? TCC puts you in tune with your |
| period of time the benefits begin to translate into | | | | body and sharpens your natural instincts, allowing |
| other areas of your life. | | | | you to sense when you are over training, haven't |
| What is T'ai Chi Chih? | | | | eaten enough, need to work harder, or need take |
| TCC was created by Justin Stone to enable you | | | | a few days off from the gym. TCC helps you |
| to effortlessly experience the vital life force, or | | | | communicate with your body. |
| Chi, in your body. It consists of 20 flowing | | | | If you've hit a plateau, incurred an injury, or |
| movements, performed softly, continuously, and | | | | simply want to live a more energized, stress-free |
| without external muscular tension. It can be | | | | lifestyle, give T'ai Chi Chih a try. You'll be glad you |
| practiced anywhere, by anyone, and requires | | | | did. |
| very little space and no special clothing. | | | | |