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Tai chi for the elderly
A group of elderly Tai Chi practitioners (with several years of practice experience) were compared with a similarly aged group of sedentary subjects. The Tai Chi practitioners showed higher peak oxygen uptake in comparison with their sedentary counterparts, higher oxygen uptake at the ventilatory threshold, greater flexibility and lower percentage of body fat. The study concluded that Tai Ch ...
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