| Exercise is good for your body. Regular exercise | | | | you, and make you more aware of where your |
| can help you burn calories, lose weight, and | | | | body is in space. It can also help you to deal with |
| enhance your muscle tone. These anti-aging | | | | the emotions that cause you to overeat. It |
| effects make you feel better, and make your | | | | assists with the mental aspects of anti-aging |
| body healthier and stronger. | | | | because it forces you to concentrate on what |
| Wanting to exercise and actually being able to do | | | | you are doing as you are doing it. |
| it are two different things. Not everyone can | | | | It helps with anti-aging in many ways. Regular |
| afford to pay for an expensive gym membership, | | | | practice of tai chi can ease the symptoms of |
| or re-arrange their work schedule to fit around | | | | osteoarthritis by reducing joint pain and stiffness. |
| the time when an exercise class is held. Some of | | | | It improves balance and flexibility, which helps |
| us have health issues that make exercising more | | | | prevent falls. It increases your cardiovascular |
| difficult for us than for younger, healthier, people. | | | | function, and overall body strength. Those who do |
| What can we do to exercise? | | | | tai chi sleep better than those who do not do it. |
| What is It? | | | | Few things can make you feel younger than the |
| An ancient form of martial arts. This centuries old | | | | ability to wake up refreshed after a great nights |
| practice originated in China, but is now taught and | | | | sleep! Put all these benefits together and you can |
| used all over the world. You may have seen a | | | | see why doing tai chi can make you feel stronger, |
| group of people in a park who are silently and | | | | healthier, and younger. |
| slowly moving their bodies the same way at the | | | | Where can I start? |
| same time. It is a common form of exercise in | | | | Check with local gyms to see if they offer a |
| China, and is beneficial for people of every age | | | | class. There may be a martial arts studio that |
| and level of health. This is a low impact, aerobic, | | | | offers a class in tai chi that is near where you live. |
| weight bearing exercise that is also helpful with | | | | Both places are good if you want to work with a |
| relaxation. | | | | group of people who are all doing tai chi together. |
| What are the benefits of tai chi? | | | | For a quick example of what tai chi looks like and |
| In addition to physical benefits, it can also give | | | | feels like, go to YouTube, search for some |
| you some mental benefits. Doing tai chi can ease | | | | videos, and give that a try. Prefer to exercise at |
| symptoms of depression. It can help with the | | | | home? There are some great tai chi DVDs that |
| mental issues that are involved with being | | | | can get you started. |
| overweight or obese because it helps to center | | | | |