Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults improve their subtle problems with cognition (memory and thinking skills). It also helped them with a fundamental multitasking skill: walking ...

Seniors citizens in Willows are meditating in motion. Ever since taking up tai chi one year ago, Barbara Kistner, 86, has not only improved her strength and balance, but said her overall health and ...

These are six of the best stress-relievers for seniors. However, if you know a way to decompress and relax, by all means, ...

A tai chi program for seniors with dementia has helped participants maintain good quality of life measures. It also shows promise for reducing falls, report British researchers. Two-person teams of ...

Seven women gathered in the basement activities room of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Blain, working on memorizing and mastering a series of meditative motions as part of a regular exercise class.

A new kind of Tai Chi – call it Tai Chi with a twist – is gaining attention as an effective form of exercise for frail elderly people. The style, Tai Chi Fundamentals, combines the traditions of the ...

It’s not your regular exercise class. No slamming of weights. No squeaking of shoes. Just a half-lit room at Scottsdale’s Granite Reef Senior Center. Twenty seniors are seated in chairs, their arms ...

Tai Chi, a traditional Chinese martial art, continuously is proven to have both physical and mental benefits for individuals of any age. This gentle form of martial art concentrates on controlled ...

Don’t try to knock these seniors over — they’re balance is excellent. The Lifetime Learning Center, at Long Beach City College’s Pacific Coast campus, offers a class called Tai Chi for Better Balance, ...

Save the karate for the kids. To stave off depression among the elderly, a new study proposes the practice of a gentler martial art — tai chi. In a study published in the American Journal of Geriatric ...