Tai Chi

maggiemay22467
maggiemay22467 Posts: 214 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Dose anyone do Tai Chi and what do you think of it? Can it really help with pain? Can you lose weight doing it? and is it hard I have arthritis and I need to move .

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  • Buddhasmiracle
    Buddhasmiracle Posts: 925 Member
    http://nccam.nih.gov/health/taichi/introduction


    A brief overview of the martial art. Some studies suggest it lends itself to joint pain relief.

    I practice it for the meditative aspects and energy balance.
  • urban_ninja
    urban_ninja Posts: 175 Member
    I've done martial arts for +20 years and spent some time with Tai Chi. It's a soft style art that will help with your balance and mobility. It helps alleviates joint pain because you're using them and strengthening your stability muscles while not becoming stagnant. As a form of weight loss? In the beginning maybe a little if the forms are challenging to you, but after a while not so much since you're not expending too much energy.

    I think yoga is more challenging and offers the same benefits.

    I used to have cancer in my knee and do have arthritis there. I stretch every day and that helps a lot especially on those cold damp days.
  • ashenriver
    ashenriver Posts: 498 Member
    I practice Tai Chi, I got into it this year and it is something I will continue

    I know several people with RA who do Tai Chi.

    It is non impact and gets you moving.

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