Tai chi exercise or tai chi is known as one of the traditional Chinese sports that have always can be used to maintain physical and mental health and resilience of a person's body so it can survive in his life. Resilience of the body means the body's ability to defend itself against a variety of challenges and distractions that come from inside and outside, including disease, attacks from enemies (martial arts) and disruption of the influence of the surrounding environment.
In contrast to other types of martial arts, Tai chi just highlights the element of tenderness, movements flow like water, supple, and soft as cotton. Tai chi exercise turned out to contain hidden power, even able to increase resistance to disease.
The study of Tai chi benefits behind it came from researchers from the United States on 50 people aged 70 years. In a study that is still the earliest known Tai chi movements that respond well to influenza vaccine in the body. Hence they often suffer from flu and its complications, such as pneumonia (pneumonia) is recommended to perform Tai chi movements as one defense against virus’s influenza.
In addition to improving the immune system, previous research has shown tai chi has many benefits for the elderly, among others, to lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of falls and treat rheumatic pain.
If Tai chi done regularly and earnestly, will benefit health based on conclusions of article health news is :
-First, people who practice Tai chi with his breathing regular and adequate proportion (portion), it is better blood circulation, increase blood volume, and will improve blood circulation. "Thus, the small blood vessels (capillaries) will increase, blood vessels going into the muscles, also to the heart and cells in the body gets more oxygen and nutrients."
-Second, Tai chi exercise will help move the large muscles on a regular basis through the legs. Directly or indirectly, muscles helps pump blood to the heart more in each heart beat.
-Third, with Tai chi exercise, the ability of muscle cells to burn fat becomes larger.
-Fourth, practicing Tai chi regularly, making the bones, including the cartilage and joints will be trained and get improvements to become more powerful, more flexible, and not prone to injury or illness. People who never exercise at all can have rigidity in the bones and joints, despite his young age.
-Fifth, people who practice tai chi with his breathing would have a better reaction than those who do not like practicing.
-Sixth, those who diligently practicing Tai chi will have a stable weight will not go up or down excessively. In fact, the lean could become more overweight or obese otherwise lose weight.
The perceived benefits, if accompanied with breathing tai chi exercise, of which could change the course of one's life, Provided with systematic training is good and right, led by a coach who is an expert, as well as the training meets the requirements specified.People will feel more energized or refreshed after practicing, also did not feel tired. Because tai chi concentration of power would be better, better memory and power to understand more quickly. The body also has the durability of all stimuli, both from outside and within. Emotional control will also be better.