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 ...

The traditional Chinese exercise of Tai Chi has been found to help improve balance and reduce falls in the elderly. Now researchers say it boosts the immune system in older adults, particularly ...

Tai chi practice helps to improve health and functioning in older adults, studies show. But will seniors stick with the ancient martial art long enough to see benefits? In a feasibility study aimed at ...

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 ...

Get to a certain age, and falling is no joke. It can mean broken wrists and broken hips, people helpless on the floor at home for hours or days and relatives deciding Grandma cannot live alone anymore ...

Alaska has the fastest-growing senior population in the nation, according to the Alaska Commission on Aging. Seniors now represent 17 percent of Alaska’s total population, with 6,281 of those ...

“Our study supports tai chi as an alternative treatment approach for the long term management of chronic insomnia in middle ...

Exercise is important for everyday health, but one exercise in particular helps prevent falls and broken bones in seniors, according to recently published research. Dr. Robert Wermers, a Mayo Clinic ...

Community tai chi classes are “an effective and sustainable intervention” to prevent falls among elderly people, a recent study suggests.Researchers in Sydney, Australia, randomly assigned 702 ...

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.

Sifu, as she calls him. Thatrsquo;s Chinese for instructor.Nixon is the instructor of a new Tai Chi class at the Sunshine Center in downtown St. Petersburg. And chances are, itrsquo;s like none ...