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.

GRAND FORKS – Walk into the room where the Tai Chi class is conducted at the Grand Forks Senior Center and you immediately feel a sense of peace, quiet and calm. The music is soft and soothing. At the ...

Exercise is important for everyday health, but one exercise in particular helps prevent falls and broken bones in seniors, according to recently published research. Dr. Robert Wermers, a Mayo Clinic ...

KIMBERLY • Sitting and bending? It’s not so simple for seniors suffering from the ailments of age. Serge “Moose” Azzolini, 76, of Kimberly offers a bit of relief in the form of a unique — and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tai chi can have significant benefits for older adults, due in part to the way it focuses on muscle control, stability, balance, and flexibility. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice that ...

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 ...

While tai chi is understood to be beneficial for functional mobility and balance in older adults, such benefits are not well understood due to large variance in research study protocols and ...

The Chinese have been practicing Tai Chi for 600 years, using it as preventive medicine, physical therapy and meditation for stress relief. Beginning Tuesday, Tai Chi for Health classes will be ...

However, every week she comes to Medford to show seniors how Tai Chi can is good for them in multiple ways. “Health, wellness, and vitality,” she said. “Tai Chi is good for balance, it’s good for a ...