The benefits of tai chi for anti-ageing

The face is usually the first place to register emotional or physical distress as furrows and creases between the hairline and neck.

The deceleration in blood flow and lymph drainage caused by repeated stress and ageing shows not just in pallor and puffiness, but in the slower regeneration of skin cells.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has used these effects of emotional and physical distress on the face and neck to form a diagnostic tool. TCM scholars have identified particular creases, furrows and fullness of certain areas with imbalances in chi flow.

The effects on the face together with imbalances of chi flow, and the other long-term consequences of stress - increased blood pressure and cholesterol, lowered metabolism and immunity, blood sugar imbalance and depression accelerate the aging process.

Tai Chi is an exercise that can be practised to maintain strength and flexibility well into advanced age.

Improved balance and falls prevention

The slow controlled movements of TC and the emphasis on being centered, improves balance and helps co-ordination thus reducing the risks of falls - a major cause of morbidity and mortality in those over 65 years.

Arthritis

The low impact exercises are also beneficial for people with arthritis. TC helps with flexibility thus increasing mobility and indirectly reducing depression due to psychomotor deterioration.

The weight bearing exercise of TC strengthens bones and helps in the prevention and limiting of osteoporosis.

The slow rhythmic movements provide the stimulus for a gradual increase in stamina - thus improving fitness and allowing you to work at your own level.

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