Seniors citizens in Willows are meditating in motion. Ever since taking up tai chi one year ago, Barbara Kistner, 86, has not only improved her strength and balance, but said her overall health and ...

Tai chi can have significant benefits for older adults, due in part to the way it focuses on muscle control, stability, balance, and flexibility. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese movement practice that ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Looking at Tony Chiariello, one would never know he suffers from arthritis. His strong legs and ...

KIMBERLY • Sitting and bending? It’s not so simple for seniors suffering from the ailments of age. Serge “Moose” Azzolini, 76, of Kimberly offers a bit of relief in the form of a unique — and ...

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art. While historians don’t know exactly when the practice began, it may have been as early as the 8th century. “Tai chi started as a martial art in a time when ...

The ancient art of tai chi, plus a modern twist, may help older adults reverse mild declines in brain power, a new clinical trial reveals. Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults ...

In 2014, Marcia Wyman of Concord was focused on two things: teaching Tai Chi and spending her retirement competing at the national level in archery. She then suffered a stroke. Her left side was ...

Senior Focus is a monthly column about local events and news for older adults. How will you give back this season? Create a lasting impact close to home — help ...

The Chinese have been practicing Tai Chi for 600 years, using it as preventive medicine, physical therapy and meditation for stress relief. Beginning Tuesday, Tai Chi for Health classes will be ...

Join the University of Tennessee Extension for free beginner Tai Chi for Fall Prevention and Arthritis classes at four locations. This fun eight-session program builds strength, balance and ...

As Rhonda Barnes silently moves her arms up, the audience of senior citizens watches and mirrors her movements. Everything in the room appears to stop, and the only thing going on is the current class ...

The Abington Senior Community Center will be offering evening Yoga and Tai Chi classes instructed by Rick Schmoyer and Ted Michalowski on Tuesdays for ten weeks through Nov. 17. Yoga will be offered ...