Health Benefits 

Health and exercise experts advise that consistent exercise programs will improve muscular strength, flexibility and overall fitness.  Tai Chi is a form of exercise that will improve all of these components, as well as having additional health benefits.  Many scientific studies have proven that Tai Chi is amazingly effective for enhancing health.  Some health benefits include:

	Relieving stress and depression,
	Improving concentration and memory,
	Improving balance, coordination and posture,
	Building muscle strength and stamina,
	Helping to relieve pain and stiffness from arthritis,
	Stabilizing blood sugar levels in diabetics,
	Increasing circulation, lowering blood pressure, which improve heart and lung function,
	Enhancing the flow of Chi, a life-energy, inside the body which stimulates vitality and health, and
	Integrating the body, mind and spirit.

Judy Buchenot with Copley News Service reviewed tai chi for an article and said  "Tai Chi looks so easy.  It's hard to imagine that slow, circular movements of the arms can be exercise.  But they are." Read these news stories explaining the health benefits of Tai Chi and Chi Kung.