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I did my first class the other day, mostly to help improve flexibility and help my spine. It's very slow and controlled which is a bit odd given I am used to cardio type exercise normally. Decided to give it at least a month to trial it and can hopefully do some at home.
Does anyone else do it here?
Does anyone else do it here?
Been doing it for decades. Teaching it for the last 20 years. I'm by no means a master nor would I be able to defend myself by throwing you 20 feet without touching you (or even touching you), before you ask. I find it's great for stress reduction and improving my focus. It's also a great form of self-discipline because it's not fun nor entertaining and I'd rather run and jump about so to move in a slow, controlled manner and quietly is an ongoing challenge. For cardio and strength, I do tennis and weights but I can see that for someone who mainly sits down and is over 50, it's a decent form of exercise.
I've been doing it for about a decade and still find it makes me feel a whole lot better. There's now good evidence for its health benefits (Michael Mosley featured it in his radio show, with a summary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/18gmYMx2... ). It's obviously particularly good for balance.
The one thing I would suggest is finding a club which has some credentials and where the instructor regularly corrects your form - you'll get much more out of it that way. There are five major families with different styles so ideally you want an instructor who can track their training back to one of them.
The one thing I would suggest is finding a club which has some credentials and where the instructor regularly corrects your form - you'll get much more out of it that way. There are five major families with different styles so ideally you want an instructor who can track their training back to one of them.
TVR Sagaris said:
I've been doing it for about a decade and still find it makes me feel a whole lot better. There's now good evidence for its health benefits (Michael Mosley featured it in his radio show, with a summary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/18gmYMx2... ). It's obviously particularly good for balance.
The one thing I would suggest is finding a club which has some credentials and where the instructor regularly corrects your form - you'll get much more out of it that way. There are five major families with different styles so ideally you want an instructor who can track their training back to one of them.
I started with Camberley Tai Chi club which seems ok and the main instructor has been doing MA for 40 yrs. The one thing I would suggest is finding a club which has some credentials and where the instructor regularly corrects your form - you'll get much more out of it that way. There are five major families with different styles so ideally you want an instructor who can track their training back to one of them.
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