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A celebration in slow motion PDF Print E-mail
By Jim Feehan
May 1, 2005
 
The Register-Guard
 
Six weeks after open-heart surgery, Jim Funk of Eugene took up tai chi for its therapeutic value. Five years later, the retired employee of the city's building department said he's grateful for what the martial arts form has brought to his life...
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Body and Spirit: Ancient martial art has some medical backing, say experts PDF Print E-mail
Journal Gazette Times-Courier
By Nathaniel West, Staff Writer
 
About eight years ago, Mitch Saret was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
 
That's bad news for anybody. For a martial arts instructor, it's particularly devastating...
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Is Tai Chi Considered Exercise? PDF Print E-mail
The Christian Post
Thursday, Apr. 21, 2005 Posted: 10:57:08AM EST
 
Based on all my writings on exercise, it is obvious that I am a huge supporter of phase-based training as a method of promoting health and fitness. It wasn?t until I started researching Tai Chi as an alternative form of exercise that I understood how such a slow-velocity activity such as Tai Chi can help decrease blood pressure, reduce stress and help older individuals fall less...
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T'ai Chi - mind, body and soul PDF Print E-mail

Author: Gillian Weir of WeightWatchers.co.uk
May 3, 2005

Discover the health benefits of T'ai Chi
 
Exercise isn't simply about getting in shape. Keeping fit has positive mental health benefits too. And one of the most effective methods of getting our mind and body in harmony and working efficiently is the ancient Chinese art of T'ai Chi...
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Tai chi aids people with chronic ills PDF Print E-mail
Indiana Living
By Hap LeCrone, Cox News Service
May 1, 2005

An ancient Chinese exercise has become a mainstream approach to enhancing medical care and therapy around the world.
 
Tai chi is a form of martial art that has been practiced in China since the 12th century...
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Tai Chi for Older People Reduces Falls, May Help Maintain Strength PDF Print E-mail

National Institute on Aging 1996 study "Tai Chi for Older People Reduces Falls, May Help Maintain Strength"

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