No. Some of the training methods are slow, and some are not. As the student gains greater skill, their movements become fluid and dynamic. They move at whatever speed the situation demands.
Slow motion movement, chilled out exercise or dance cannot be considered tai chi. Tai chi is more than this. It adheres to certain parameters, guidelines and rules of practice.
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Showing posts with label fitness. Show all posts
Monday
Intelligent exercise
In the longevity book The Blue Zones, Dr Robert Kane emphasised the fact that many forms of exercise - especially sport - often have adverse side effects that impede long-term practice.
By contrast, as a milder form of exercise, tai chi can be practiced throughout your entire lifespan, making it a safer, sustainable choice. Tai chi is a fun, balanced way to exercise.
By contrast, as a milder form of exercise, tai chi can be practiced throughout your entire lifespan, making it a safer, sustainable choice. Tai chi is a fun, balanced way to exercise.
What is tai chi?
When most people say 'tai chi' they mean tai chi for health. Tai chi for health is a simplified, movement-based exercise adapted from taijiquan (a Chinese martial art).
Tai chi is intended to improve health and wellbeing through frequent, regular practice using low effort.
Tai chi is intended to improve health and wellbeing through frequent, regular practice using low effort.
Wednesday
The health benefits of tai chi
Tai chi offers a balanced approach to the cultivation of health, vitality and wellbeing.
There is no sweating, straining or panting for breath. There is gain without pain.
The benefits of tai chi are significant and long-lasting:
- Stay calm
- Develop your memory skills
- Boost energy
- Increased brain activity
- Cultivate an unusual form of strength
- Improved joint function
- Feel balanced
- Increased stamina and endurance
- Release deeply-held muscular tension
- Increased flexibility
- Better focus/concentration
- Learn to relax naturally
- Improved poise and posture
Long held to be an excellent anti-aging regime, tai chi may indeed be the perfect exercise (Harvard Medical School).
Fitness
Tai chi training considers 3 areas of fitness:
- Physical wellbeing
- stamina
- strength
- resilience
- flexibility
- endurance
- suppleness
- Mental wellbeing
- self-awareness
- the capacity to let-go
- the ability to adapt, change & improvise
- Emotional wellbeing
- calm
- detached
- comfortable
- without fear
- being honest with yourself
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