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TAI CHI EXERCISES

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Aims of the Course and Benefits

 Tai Chi is safe and is suitable for everyone, male or female, young or old, unfit or super-fit, people with or without a disability.
Aims:
To gain an understanding of:
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The basic principles of Tai Chi
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The benefits of Tai Chi for health and rehabilitation
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How  to adapt and integrate Tai Chi into clinical practice

Benefits:
With regular practice research has shown that Tai Chi may help:
• Improve aerobic capacity
• Control and reduce pain
• Increase flexibility
• Strengthen tendons, bones and muscles
• Enhance the body’s immune system
• Reduce blood pressure
• Improve balance
• Reduce the risk and rate of falls
• Improve cardiovascular performance
• Improve sleep
• Improve quality of life
• Reduce depression and anxiety
• Improve physical and psychological function

It is excellent in the rehabilitation of many conditions such as -
• Neurological conditions - Stroke, Brain Injury, Parkinsons’s Disease, MS.
• Falls prevention in Elderly Care
• Cardiac Rehab - Chronic Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Disease
• Pulmonary Rehab - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma.
• Osteoporosis
• Rheumatology - Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis
• Oncology and Palliative care
• Learning Disabilities
• Mental Illness – Depression
• Bariatrics – Weight control

The skills learned in Tai Chi can also be used in sports to improve performance.