Try Tai Chi
How this 'meditation in motion' can improve your immune system, boost your heart health, and help your brain. Itβs also a surprisingly good workout.
If youβre looking to add more exercise into your lifestyle why not consider Tai Chi. Itβs an ancient Chinese martial art β itβs sometimes called βmeditation in motionβ. Itβs a series of different postures that gently flow into each other in slow movements. One of the big benefits to Tai Chi is that it can significantly enhance the activity of our immune system. And although it looks gentle, it can be a surprisingly good workout! Michael Mosley speaks to Dr. Parco Siu from the University of Hong Kong, who has been studying the health benefits of Tai Chi for over a decade. His research has revealed that Tai Chi can lead to faster brain benefits than other exercises. He also found that Tai Chi was as effective as conventional exercise like moderate-intensity aerobic exercise or muscle strengthening activities for reducing body weight and visceral fat!
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