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 ...

The ancient art of tai chi, plus a modern twist, may help older adults reverse mild declines in brain power, a new clinical trial reveals. Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults ...

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 ...

Classes in tai chi, yoga and hiking aren’t usually aimed at seniors, but the Palos Verdes Library District is looking to change that with its Boomers and Beyond programming. The classes, ranging from ...

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 ...

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. While historians don’t know exactly when the practice began, it may have been as early as the 8th century. “Tai chi started as a martial art in a time when ...

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.

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Almost every hour in Hawaii, a kupuna is transported by ambulance to the emergency room because of an injury suffered from a fall. Each year between 2016 and 2021 due to ...

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 ...

Tai Chi is an ancient practice that has been learned for many reasons: self defense, exercise, and pain relief. Now, Texas Tech wants to look closely at the benefits of Tai Chi, particularly in older ...