To Visina, tai chi was one component in an arsenal of healing arts that built up “life-force energy” in his system, that helped fight for him, even when he was near death and ready to give up.

In a study looking at the effects of Tai Chi on body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness in Chinese university students with obesity, researchers found the exercise can boost lean muscle and ...

When most people think of tai chi (short for “T’ai Chi Ch’üan”) they usually imagine a group of older people moving in slow motion in a public park. But this ancient movement practice is ...

Share on Pinterest A new study investigates whether or not tai chi might help reduce waist circumference. Grant Faint/Getty Images Waist circumference is a reliable proxy for central obesity. Tai ...

Harvard Medical School has overturned the long-held belief that the brain's capacity to generate new cells was restricted to early life, and has found that a specific form of exercise can help slow th ...

Just last summer, Man of Tai Chi, the directorial debut from actor Keanu Reeves, revealed a cool behind the scenes video of some innovative camera techniques being used to capture the 18 fight ...

You may have seen people doing tai chi in your local park — and for good reason. Thanks to its mental and physical health benefits, the centuries-old practice remains a popular way to work out ...

Tai chi, an aerobic mind-body exercise that's described as moving meditation, is the ultimate mindfulness workout. It may be the ultimate mind-body workout. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV ...

In the study, 29 men and women who had recently had a heart attack were randomly assigned to two tai chi groups. One practiced tai chi twice a week for 12 weeks by attending sessions at the ...

Tai chi and yoga are two popular, ancient practices for connecting the body and mind. However, there are some key differences between the two types of movement.

Older men with COPD experienced improved lung function, functional fitness and quality of life after partaking in a tai chi plus yoga program for 12 weeks, according to results published in ...