The Health Benefits of Tai Chi: Improve Mental and Physical Control with this Ancient Practice

2023-08-13 18:25:00

August 13, 202315:25

Without too much effort there is a sports discipline that helps to be in shape for life, according to the medical journal of the Harvard University. It is an activity that it improves both mental and physical control, relieves body aches and headaches, strengthens muscles and decreases insomnia problems.

All these benefits have the Tai Chi, a gentle and relaxed form of exercise that helps maintain strength, flexibility and balance and that, according to the renowned university, “might be the perfect activity for the rest of your life”, regardless of whether you are not in top shape , you are not in optimal health or if you are of advanced age. Even in 2021 in the ACNAP Congress it was suggested that it has the potential to reduce depression, anxiety and stress.

Of Oriental origin, Tai chi is considered by many as a kind of “moving meditation” and today it is all the rage in the West. It combines a low impact, resistance and concentration training and mental control. It can also work as an aerobic cardio workout for those who can’t do high intensity exercise.

Practicing Tai chi in the park is an additional benefit for both mental and physical healthShutterstock

He Tai chi It is an ancient Chinese tradition that went from being exclusively a martial art to being taken as an alternative to train the body and mind. It is made up of movements carried out in a slow, concentrated manner that are accompanied by deep breathing exercises.

This practice implements a non-competitive system of physical exercise that follows the rhythm of the person who is practicing it. The key is that when performing each posture you flow into the next one without pausing, that way the body is in constant movement. However, the highlight is its particular combination of body movement, mental concentration and conscious breathing.

Tai chi can be practiced in a group and this helps to maintain commitment to the activityShutterstock

In consultation with THE NATION, Francisco Clemares, professor at the Ma Tsun Kuen International School of Tai Chi clarifies that this discipline is not recommended for people with physical limitations such as arthritis or serious physical illnesses, nor for young children since they usually have little power to concentrate and relax.

Clemares emphasizes that the Tai chi It can be practiced with two intentions: one is physical exercise and the other, therapeutic purposes. He also adds that most of his students tend to cheer up for this last reason.

On the other hand, its psychological benefits are deeper than the physical ones. “I am very mental and my revolutions slow down a lot and the fact of having to put awareness in the body automatically lowers the active mental state that I have,” says Maria Sabina Beordi, a body therapist who has been practicing Tai chi for two years. years. Furthermore, she claims that It is an exercise of inner work that is achieved from self-knowledge and considers that it is even more beneficial than those physical activities that only focus on the aesthetic.

Hernán Haedo, who has been practicing martial art for more than ten years, coincides with this same position: “As you do it, you realize things, the links you achieve, how you perceive others, your own body and its reactions. ; this has enormous consequences in everyday life and they are all positive”.

The advantages of practicing it are many and are acquired in the short term. Nevertheless, In order to enjoy greater benefits, specialists recommend practicing it for a long time in order to achieve:

The course of the class is divided into two parts: warm-up, and instruction and practice of the forms of discipline.

Robert De Niro doing Tai Chi on the set of ‘The Intern’ in Prospect Park on September 10, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York CityAlessio Botticelli – GC ImagesMeet The Trust Project
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