Tai Chi Classes Nottingham NG9
White Crane Tai Chi Tel: 07469995925 for details
White Crane Tai Chi begins with a simplified version of the Yang family style 24 Form Tai Chi. The first, beginners routine, has only 4 moves, which you can learn at your own pace - we will give you videos to help practice at home.
Your sense of vitality in life will noticeably improve, helping you to feel refreshed and strong - mentally, physically and spiritually.
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Total Beginners 4 week Course starts Wednesday 1st May 2024 at Attenborough Village Hall NG9 6AB
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Health Benefits at Tai Chi Classes Nottingham
BBC's Dr Moseley says:
Tai Chi could lengthen your life
The ancient practice of Tai Chi is particularly popular in Hong Kong, where residents have one of the highest life expectancies in the world. Is this connected? Quite possibly. Those who practise Tai Chi regularly live significantly longer than those who don’t, according to a 2022 Shanghai study which followed 60,000 men for five years.
Tai Chi has been found to improve brain function faster than other exercise.
It’s healthy for your heart
Tai Chi is said to be good for heart health. In a recent study, comparing Tai Chi to brisk walking, the martial art was found to be significantly better at reducing blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease, like blood sugar levels and cholesterol.
It can boost your immunity
Tai Chi could also benefit your immune system. In a Californian study where half the participants were told to take Tai Chi classes, half took health education classes, and everyone received a shingles vaccine, it was the Tai Chi trainees whose immunity was measuring twice as high as those in the other group nine weeks later.
(The Tai Chi group also showed greater improvements in physical functioning, vitality, mental health and reductions in bodily pain.)
Tai Chi improves brain function – fast
Tai Chi has been found to improve brain function (like memory and mental flexibility) faster than other exercise.
Dr. Parco Siu from the University of Hong Kong has been studying the health benefits of the martial art for over a decade. He ran a study where they compared practising Tai Chi for three hours a week with conventional aerobic exercise and muscle strengthening activities “for improving cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.”
They found improvements in brain function across the board, but for those practising Tai Chi it came a lot sooner: “We found that Tai Chi actually can induce greater and earlier improvements on global cognitive function and cognitive flexibility.”
The surprising benefits of Tai Chi
Dr Michael Mosley explains why the mix of exercise and meditation is good for you.
It actually changes your brain
“It seems to train up your brain as well,” says Dr Siu. “There has been evidence from brain imaging studies that suggests that your brain would adapt at both the structural and functional levels… Conventional exercise can change the brain a little bit but not to the extent of what we observe from Tai Chi training.”
Someone practising Tai Chi burns a similar number of calories to someone who appears to be working out a lot harder.
He believes the meditation element is to thank. “You may want to incorporate the meditations during the Tai Chi movement in order to acquire the most benefit from Tai Chi,” suggests the expert.
It burns the same number of calories as conventional exercise
It looks like very gentle, slow, smooth movement, says Dr Siu. Barely exercise at all. But someone practising Tai Chi burns a similar number of calories to someone who appears to be working out a lot harder: “The participant practising Tai Chi – they burn similar calories compared to conventional exercise in our research setting.”
Tai Chi can help you lose fat as quickly as the gym
Another study had surprising findings when it came to Tai Chi and weight loss.
Tai Chi is “about as effective as conventional exercise”, including aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, “for reducing our waist circumference in the individual with central obesity,” says Dr Siu. (Central obesity is a sign of visceral, internal fat surrounding our organs.)
This is great news, he says, for those who don’t enjoy conventional exercise or who have limited mobility. “Now they can have another option that can allow them to manage the condition of central obesity.”