Tai Chi Exercise

I’ve had problems motivating myself to do much exercise recently and was wondering if Tai Chi might ease me into it. There is some pretty persistent advertising of online stuff. Can anyone recommend any of them?

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I'm wanting to start a chair exercise program but not sure which one. There's so many like chair yoga, chair tai chi, etc. Can't do regular exercise since I have problem knees and also not enough strength in knees to get up off the floor. Any suggestions?

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Then sit. Kimby, I have never liked formal exercise like going to the gym, jogging etc but team games have been my thing and then just keeping physically busy and us going out for walks. But as time goes on I realise there has to be a little more. So we do our own tai chi and Qigong. We find it quite beneficial both for mind and body.

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Just a simple question, not looking for dietary or caloric suggestions. But those who do Tai Chi walking does it actually work for weightloss? Unfortunately, i've been struggling with a weight issue due to an excess of cortisol and eating disorder (stress is a wonderful thing). I also don't eat enough to lose weight and despite being plus size, I don't even like snacking even though I would love to have that cookie or cupcake my daughter would bake for her Home Ec class assignment. This stems from unresolved traumas from my childhood and early teens years when family members would deny me a decent meal by fat shaming while extremely underweight. Anyway....My current exercise regime is walking 3 hours daily which is mostly on a hilly terrains (weather permitting, though I have been stubborn enough to walk in the middle of a Nor'Easter), treadmill and a stationary bike. But I need something to switch it up and a friend had suggested Tai Chi walking, but with all the hypes of various exercises i'm a little sceptical. submitted by /u/GingerAsgard to r/bodyweightfitness [link] [comments]

Yeah it was just the type for little old ladies at my local library lol but still I felt really good about it? Ofc it itself isn’t combat practical, but I do feel like the slow form work is gonna benefit my actual kickboxing. I struggle with being too tense and unaware of myself in my form, movement, & balance, and what I started learning today helped me adjust when I felt like I was out of sorts in my regular exercise. I also just liked it cuz I emphasize the “art” in martial arts and my study of it: my struggles come from neuromuscular issues, and to me the art comes in controlled, practiced movements that help get control over that, which does still include this. I’m never gonna be the strongest fighter, but I like being an amateur artist, and working on that! All this and it helped my gf went with me, it was fun to do it with her and she also wants to do more! She tried going to the gym with me once but was uncomfortable with it, so this is a nice alternative for being able to do one of my interests with her. submitted by /u/BicoastalBi to r/martialarts [link] [comments]

I’ve recently discovered that I am extremely dissociated from my physical being & really need help reconnecting my mind & body. I also hold a LOT of tension throughout my whole body. So I’ve decided to try meditative exercise. Tai chi & yoga are the most accessible to me. Both sound pretty similar in terms of what I need, so I’m wondering if one is more suitable than the other? Leaning towards tai chi but I think I’m also letting bias influence me against yoga (‘spiritual mums with jogger prams, pedigree dogs & instagram accounts’ cliche). Are there any other types that were effective for you? Not really interested in the EBPs (been there, done that & need something more). submitted by /u/jingleofadogscollar to r/CPTSD [link] [comments]

In Tai Chi and internal martial arts, one of the most important body mechanics is cross-connection — the relationship between the shoulders and the Kua through twisting, opening, and closing. This is how the body becomes integrated instead of moving in disconnected parts. The left shoulder connects with the right Kua. The right shoulder connects with the left Kua. When one side folds/closes, the opposite side stretches/opens. The shoulders and Kua must coordinate together through twisting and compression. Most people throw punches using only the arms and shoulders. But real power comes from whole-body connection. This is why the same body mechanics trained in Tai Chi and internal arts can directly apply to boxing and striking. This is not just “turning left and right” as an exercise. The torso must actively twist, compress, and connect the upper and lower body into one integrated structure. Without this relationship: * Punches lose grounding * Balance breaks apart * Power leaks out through disconnected movement But when the body closes and opens correctly: * The punch becomes rooted * The structure stays stable * Force travels through the entire body as one unit When you throw a punch, the lower body and upper body must coordinate through opening and closing. One side stabilizes while the other releases force. Without this diagonal cross-connection, large punches often throw the body off balance. But with proper opening, closing, twisting, and compression, the punch becomes grounded, connected, and structurally supported. #TaiChi #InternalMartialArts #Boxing #BodyMechanics #WholeBodyPower #Kua #MartialArts #InternalPower #Structure #GroundForce #PunchingPower #Neigong #CrossConnection #Taijiquan #MovementTraining submitted by /u/Chi_Body to r/Baguazhang [link] [comments]

In Tai Chi and internal martial arts, one of the most important body mechanics is cross-connection — the relationship between the shoulders and the Kua through twisting, opening, and closing. This is how the body becomes integrated instead of moving in disconnected parts. The left shoulder connects with the right Kua. The right shoulder connects with the left Kua. When one side folds/closes, the opposite side stretches/opens. The shoulders and Kua must coordinate together through twisting and compression. Most people throw punches using only the arms and shoulders. But real power comes from whole-body connection. This is why the same body mechanics trained in Tai Chi and internal arts can directly apply to boxing and striking. This is not just “turning left and right” as an exercise. The torso must actively twist, compress, and connect the upper and lower body into one integrated structure. Without this relationship: * Punches lose grounding * Balance breaks apart * Power leaks out through disconnected movement But when the body closes and opens correctly: * The punch becomes rooted * The structure stays stable * Force travels through the entire body as one unit When you throw a punch, the lower body and upper body must coordinate through opening and closing. One side stabilizes while the other releases force. Without this diagonal cross-connection, large punches often throw the body off balance. But with proper opening, closing, twisting, and compression, the punch becomes grounded, connected, and structurally supported. #TaiChi #InternalMartialArts #Boxing #BodyMechanics #WholeBodyPower #Kua #MartialArts #InternalPower #Structure #GroundForce #PunchingPower #Neigong #CrossConnection #Taijiquan #MovementTraining submitted by /u/Chi_Body to r/kungfu [link] [comments]

In Tai Chi and internal martial arts, one of the most important body mechanics is cross-connection — the relationship between the shoulders and the Kua through twisting, opening, and closing. This is how the body becomes integrated instead of moving in disconnected parts. The left shoulder connects with the right Kua. The right shoulder connects with the left Kua. When one side folds/closes, the opposite side stretches/opens. The shoulders and Kua must coordinate together through twisting and compression. Most people throw punches using only the arms and shoulders. But real power comes from whole-body connection. This is why the same body mechanics trained in Tai Chi and internal arts can directly apply to boxing and striking. This is not just “turning left and right” as an exercise. The torso must actively twist, compress, and connect the upper and lower body into one integrated structure. Without this relationship: * Punches lose grounding * Balance breaks apart * Power leaks out through disconnected movement But when the body closes and opens correctly: * The punch becomes rooted * The structure stays stable * Force travels through the entire body as one unit When you throw a punch, the lower body and upper body must coordinate through opening and closing. One side stabilizes while the other releases force. Without this diagonal cross-connection, large punches often throw the body off balance. But with proper opening, closing, twisting, and compression, the punch becomes grounded, connected, and structurally supported. #TaiChi #InternalMartialArts #Boxing #BodyMechanics #WholeBodyPower #Kua #MartialArts #InternalPower #Structure #GroundForce #PunchingPower #Neigong #CrossConnection #Taijiquan #MovementTraining submitted by /u/Chi_Body to r/taijiquan [link] [comments]

In this semi-scripted presentation I introduce myself and the modest Tai Chi Ball. I touch briefly on history, then move on to ways it can improve your practice and a few sample exercises. Come for the Dad jokes, stick around to learn Unlimited Power(tm)*. * Power may not be truly unlimited. Void where prohibited. Do not taunt Happy Tai Chi Ball. submitted by /u/Round2TaiChi to r/taijiquan [link] [comments]

I know most people here think Tai Chi is bs but I saw this guy and thought he wasn't as much of a bullshitter than other stuff I've seen. He makes several statements in there that seem quite valid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4pezeJWpVM&t=21s His points about slowing down to get better endurance training is very true. Maybe there is something to it after all? In my mind the nice smooth impact-less exercise is enough to interest me. If it can be used for some self defense ability its only a bonus. The main challenge is to find a trainer that is aware of it. I kind of enjoy the enthusiasm of this channel. The guy looks like a puppy playing with his favorite toy in all his videos. He also has a vid with Steven Seagull the real bullshido master which is... different to say the least. Kind of curious of this community's thoughts on this Tai Chi vid. submitted by /u/Filiforme to r/Bullshido [link] [comments]

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Hi all — I’ve put together a short video on practicing Cloud Hands as a static exercise, which I use regularly to help students improve their Cloud Hands in the form. The video has bookmarks and JP subtitles. The first half covers key points; the second is a guided practice so you can follow along. We all have a version of Cloud Hands so I hope it’s useful or interesting, regardless of your style. I wasn’t taught it this way by my own teacher, it's something I developed over time to improve posture, coordination, and the connection between movement and breath. I’d be interested to hear if others also use this approach and break down complex movements into simpler static exercises. submitted by /u/watchwolfstudio to r/taichi [link] [comments]

As the title suggests I’ve come to a fat camp in China. It’s very good value for money working out at £500 a month for food, accommodation and training. However it is extreme - there’s 3x 1.5-2 hour fitness sessions a day with the expectation to do extra steps in the breaks. We’re also put into teams and compete against the other teams to see who can lose the most weight, with the overall winner getting a certificate. I feel like I’m on the biggest loser! I’m on day two and have lost 2kg so far. Just felt like I needed to let the world know this place exists! Update: wasn’t expecting this much interest so I thought I’d give you the one week update. The good: Today marked the end of my first week. Overall it’s been an interesting experience, I’ve lost 4.3kg (and was second place biggest loser). Yeah most of it is probably water weight but it’s still nice seeing a lower number on the scale. I loved spinning and I love getting up early and going for walks in the local park watching the old aunties doing Tai Chi. Most of the people seem very wholesome and a lot of people here are very positive about making healthy changes to their lives. The bad: Sharing a room is not for me. There’s someone I share a room with who online games until 3am every night and then can’t get up for training in the morning. I hate sneaking around in the morning and getting dressed in the dark. I also feel like while most of the training sessions are good, they might be too long for their target audience. Most gyms where I’m from do 1 hour classes. 2 hours of body pump is a lot for anyone but especially for people who might be coming and haven’t done much exercise before. Expecting overweight people to do 6 hours of intense exercise seems a little excessive to me. The ugly: there is a culture of hiding food from trainers, missing meals to make up for weight gain caused by normal daily fluctuations and creating unsustainable habits. Each day we are sent a spreadsheet of our teams weights and you can see if friends have lost or gained. This causes embarrassment for people who have hit a plateau and I can see it leading to some uncomfortable behaviours. submitted by /u/ReditReader9 to r/loseit [link] [comments]

​ Conflict Over “Tai Chi as Wellness” — A Case of Framework Mismatch --- I’m writing this to document a conflict I recently experienced in an online traditional martial arts community regarding how Tai Chi is approached and talked about. This is not a callout post, and I’m not asking anyone to take sides. I’m trying to understand whether this kind of friction is common when Tai Chi is framed differently. --- Background I’m a middle-aged practitioner with experience in Kyokushin karate and general fitness training. I do not train full-time, I’m not competitive-focused, and I don’t identify as a “traditional lineage” martial artist. When I started learning Tai Chi, my stated purpose was clear: rehabilitation, longevity, joint health, balance, and daily movement quality. I described my approach as wellness-oriented rather than combat-oriented. That framing became the trigger. --- Where the Conflict Started In a group discussion, I mentioned that for people like me, Tai Chi can function well as a sub-training system alongside other practices, especially for aging bodies. One response I received (translated): > “If you approach Tai Chi as a secondary or wellness exercise, that’s not really learning Tai Chi.” Another member added: > “People who actually endured the hard training of Tai Chi won’t accept that framing.” I clarified that I wasn’t dismissing Tai Chi as a martial art, only explaining my own use case. That didn’t de-escalate things. --- Escalation At that point, the tone shifted from disagreement to judgment. I was told (translated): > “You don’t even have the physical ability, yet you talk about Tai Chi from the outside.” Another message followed: > “Calling Tai Chi ‘wellness’ is an insult to people who trained it seriously as a martial art.” At no point did I claim authority, mastery, or superiority. But the assumption was already set: my framework itself was disrespectful. --- Structural Misunderstanding What became clear is that this wasn’t about technique or accuracy. It was about identity and ownership. For many long-term practitioners, Tai Chi represents: years of endurance harsh feedback lineage-based legitimacy being “chosen” or filtered by instructors From that position, a wellness-based entry point looks like: bypassing hardship lowering the bar consuming the art without earning it From my side, Tai Chi was never a badge or status marker. It was a tool for sustaining physical function over time. Same movements. Completely different meanings. --- The Breaking Point Eventually, one person stated directly (translated): > “If that’s how you think about Tai Chi, then don’t learn it.” I took that at face value. I stopped posting Tai Chi training logs and deleted previous posts related to my Tai Chi practice. Not as an admission of fault, but to avoid further conflict. Later, I posted a short public note acknowledging that my wording may have offended people who see Tai Chi primarily as a martial discipline, and that I would stop sharing Tai Chi-related content. --- Reflection What this experience showed me is that in Tai Chi spaces, intent matters less than framing. Even if: you train sincerely you respect the art you don’t claim expertise If your framework doesn’t align with the dominant narrative, it can be read as disrespect by default. This seems less about Tai Chi itself and more about how traditional arts defend boundaries in modern contexts: wellness, aging, cross-training, and non-competitive goals. --- Why I’m Posting This Here I’m not asking whether Tai Chi is or is not a martial art. I’m asking: Is it inevitable that wellness-oriented practitioners will clash with traditional martial frameworks? Is there space in Tai Chi communities for parallel interpretations without one being seen as an insult? Or does Tai Chi, more than other arts, resist functional re-framing? I’m genuinely curious how others here have navigated this. --- . submitted by /u/Comfortable-Rope7118 to r/taijiquan [link] [comments]

​ Conflict Over “Tai Chi as Wellness” — A Case of Framework Mismatch --- I’m writing this to document a conflict I recently experienced in an online traditional martial arts community regarding how Tai Chi is approached and talked about. This is not a callout post, and I’m not asking anyone to take sides. I’m trying to understand whether this kind of friction is common when Tai Chi is framed differently. --- Background I’m a middle-aged practitioner with experience in Kyokushin karate and general fitness training. I do not train full-time, I’m not competitive-focused, and I don’t identify as a “traditional lineage” martial artist. When I started learning Tai Chi, my stated purpose was clear: rehabilitation, longevity, joint health, balance, and daily movement quality. I described my approach as wellness-oriented rather than combat-oriented. That framing became the trigger. --- Where the Conflict Started In a group discussion, I mentioned that for people like me, Tai Chi can function well as a sub-training system alongside other practices, especially for aging bodies. One response I received (translated): > “If you approach Tai Chi as a secondary or wellness exercise, that’s not really learning Tai Chi.” Another member added: > “People who actually endured the hard training of Tai Chi won’t accept that framing.” I clarified that I wasn’t dismissing Tai Chi as a martial art, only explaining my own use case. That didn’t de-escalate things. --- Escalation At that point, the tone shifted from disagreement to judgment. I was told (translated): > “You don’t even have the physical ability, yet you talk about Tai Chi from the outside.” Another message followed: > “Calling Tai Chi ‘wellness’ is an insult to people who trained it seriously as a martial art.” At no point did I claim authority, mastery, or superiority. But the assumption was already set: my framework itself was disrespectful. --- Structural Misunderstanding What became clear is that this wasn’t about technique or accuracy. It was about identity and ownership. For many long-term practitioners, Tai Chi represents: years of endurance harsh feedback lineage-based legitimacy being “chosen” or filtered by instructors From that position, a wellness-based entry point looks like: bypassing hardship lowering the bar consuming the art without earning it From my side, Tai Chi was never a badge or status marker. It was a tool for sustaining physical function over time. Same movements. Completely different meanings. --- The Breaking Point Eventually, one person stated directly (translated): > “If that’s how you think about Tai Chi, then don’t learn it.” I took that at face value. I stopped posting Tai Chi training logs and deleted previous posts related to my Tai Chi practice. Not as an admission of fault, but to avoid further conflict. Later, I posted a short public note acknowledging that my wording may have offended people who see Tai Chi primarily as a martial discipline, and that I would stop sharing Tai Chi-related content. --- Reflection What this experience showed me is that in Tai Chi spaces, intent matters less than framing. Even if: you train sincerely you respect the art you don’t claim expertise If your framework doesn’t align with the dominant narrative, it can be read as disrespect by default. This seems less about Tai Chi itself and more about how traditional arts defend boundaries in modern contexts: wellness, aging, cross-training, and non-competitive goals. --- Why I’m Posting This Here I’m not asking whether Tai Chi is or is not a martial art. I’m asking: Is it inevitable that wellness-oriented practitioners will clash with traditional martial frameworks? Is there space in Tai Chi communities for parallel interpretations without one being seen as an insult? Or does Tai Chi, more than other arts, resist functional re-framing? I’m genuinely curious how others here have navigated this. --- . submitted by /u/Comfortable-Rope7118 to r/taichi [link] [comments]

I keep seeing all these ridiculous `get ripped by doing chair exercises' AI tai-chi videos everywhere. Obviously fake but it sparked an interest. So is there a legitimate way to do tai-chi in your home from using videos or some other way? Any recommendations? submitted by /u/Terrible-Group-9602 to r/taichi [link] [comments]

I'm glad I learned tai chi when I was young. I hear and read so many comments along the lines of : "tai chi is for old people" "tai chi is an old person's exercise" " ____ style of tai chi is old man's tai chi". "tai chi may be a good exercise for old people to keep some mobility" When I had a chance to take tai chi classes I had already studied karate for a long time. I took tai chi lessons, because it looked interesting to me. Oh wow, what a meditative buzz it gave me! What a cool feeling. Like having a beer with the universe. Practicing made me respond to stressors much less. I made better decisions when stressed and fewer things bothered me. The movements altered my breathing and activated my parasympathetic nervous system. All extremely valuable things. I got all of these benefits, and I was able to see tai chi as something as cool in itself - rather than as an older person's consolation prize. submitted by /u/TrailWalker2525 to r/taichi [link] [comments]

Fibromyalgia lifelong. Had herniated discs in neck since preteens. Tried to get it fixed. Spine surgeon refers me to a pain clinic for injections. Pain dr refuses to do injections because my herniated discs "not severe enough" and recommends tai chi for my fibro. I explain exercise only makes it flare up, he insists it must work and I obviously did it wrong. Nurse talks down to me about how there is no magic pill and I need to put in effort myself. Dr then suggests acupuncture as well, as if my skin wasn't hypersensitive to touch. How do people like this even get to work with chronic pain patients? I've been in the medical loop for years seeking treatment and always run into these clowns. What are we supposed to do? submitted by /u/WD200019 to r/Fibromyalgia [link] [comments]

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