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Tai Chi for gardeners.
"Tai Chi for Gardeners is an application of these
time-tested techniques where you learn how to use your body safely and
efficiently to flow through the motions and stresses embedded in the wide
variety of tasks that comprise gardening". check out this article by fellow blogger Michael Kessler.It also seems doing Tai Chi in a garden setting adds enjoyment. Michelle Vessler also covers the benefits of Tai Chi and gardening, check out her articlse on Tai Chi and gardening. Michelle uses techniques to help build strength and reduce injury.
What is Tai Chi?
Tai Chi is an ancient form of Chinese martial arts that uses slow and deliberate movements to help strengthen the body, mind and spirit while reducing stress. It is an excellent form of exercise that that offers many
benefits for people seeking to look younger and feel healthier. It is a very powerful form of stress management and that
in itself can have a positive effect on your youthful look as stress can change
the choices we make in food and drinks and also cause wrinkles from frowning.
Tai Chi is a low impact form exercise and is suitable for
older people. The exercises help to build strength in the muscles and that is
very important as people age and lose muscles mass through a lack of use.
Tai Chi also helps people to become more balanced and to
be steadier on their feet which reduce the chances of falls as people age.
Posture is another area that is improved through the
exercises that are performed in Tai Chi and this helps people to look younger
as the ability to stand tall rather than stooped as many older people become
will give the impression of being somewhat younger.
The strength that you can build through the exercises
will improve many areas of health and that will slow the aging process and
improve the chances of living a longer life and having the ability to enjoy
that life better.
Many Tai Chi instructors will adapt programs to suit the
various age groups and levels of fitness and there are moves underway in many
areas of the country to encourage more elderly people to start doing Tai Chi as
it has been shown to improve the quality of life for elderly people.
It can also help to reduce the impact that old injuries
can have on pain management and the enjoyment that can be lost when injuries
affect sleep and other areas of aging.
The social interaction of joining in with others to do
Tai Chi helps people to stay alert and coordinated and the positive attitude
that this brings with it enhances their life keeping them younger for longer.
