GRAND FORKS – Walk into the room where the Tai Chi class is conducted at the Grand Forks Senior Center and you immediately feel a sense of peace, quiet and calm. The music is soft and soothing. At the ...

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.

Tai Chi has been described as an ancient Chinese form of exercise that connects the mind and body through self paced exercise. Tai Chi has been shown to improve balance, flexibility and increase ...

Tai chi, a traditional, slow-moving form of Chinese martial art, is known to increase flexibility and improve balance. Now, new research suggests it's better than more vigorous aerobic exercises for ...

A new study has found that tai chi was significantly more effective than aerobic exercise at lowering blood pressure in 18-to-65-year-olds with prehypertension, a condition that can progress to high ...

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A new study shows that tai chi mirrors the beneficial effects of conventional exercise by reducing waist circumference in middle-aged and older adults with central obesity. The study was done by ...

Westlake Chinese School is offering beginner tai chi classes this fall, taught by longtime instructor and martial arts master Yong Cao. Tai chi, a centuries-old Chinese practice, combines slow, ...

Once a little-known discipline in the country, the ancient Chinese martial art is increasingly attracting office workers, ...

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