Any kind of physical activity is great and helps keep your body functioning well, but a recent study showed that there’s even a specific kind of exercise to aid with balance: Tai Chi.

1. TaiChiasFall
Prevention
Dr. Micha Abeles, M.D.

2. As you age,
which is often why the elderly have frequent
rates of falling. Without balance, you lose
mobility, and your overall health suffers
because the lack of balance leads to a lack of
physical inactivity. This is why it’s so important
to remain active at all age levels.
Any kind of physical activity is great and helps
keep your body functioning well, but a recent
study showed that there’s even a specific kind
of exercise to aid with balance: Tai Chi.
the ability to balance becomes more
difficult

3. Tai Chi
was originally used for self-
defense purposes but has since
developed into a form of exercise
that has many benefits for
reducing stress and improving
balance. Although similar to yoga
in that you move from pose to
pose while breathing deeply, they
are two entirely separate
exercises and should not be
confused for each other.
which is an ancient Chinese art

4. The
research
groupfound
that the “Tai Ji Quan: Moving for
Better Balance” intervention (Tai Ji
Quan is another name for the
practice) reduced falls by 58% when
compared to just stretching. When
compared with multimodal exercise
intervention, fall rates reduced by
31%, according to Fuzhong Li, Ph.D.,
and colleagues in JAMA Internal
Medicine.

5. The findings from Tai Ji Quan: Moving
for Better Balance (TJQMBB)
have a lot of practical application, the study reported. As an exercise that requires no
equipment, is low-cost and does not require a particular amount of space, Tai Chi is accessible
to groups of all incomes and abilities. It’s a simple way to improve lower-body strength and
balance, as well as increase the amount of time you practice physical activity throughout the
day.
This study, which focused on those ages 70 and up, also showed that it’s not too late to
practice activities that reduce fall-related risks. As an added bonus, Tai Chi exercises the mind,
too, which is another issue that seniors often face.

6. Of course, there is still much
research to do,
as the study covers a limited scope. Researchers share their study with
the acknowledgment that they relied on the participants to report their
falls, though they did review medical records and followed up monthly
to ensure as much accuracy as possible. These results are also limited to
participants who were able to travel to exercise classes and were
primarily white, but overall, the study shows great promise in terms of
giving the elderly an affordable option to help increase their balance
abilities.

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