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TAI CHI HELPS PREVENT FALLS
A Korean study compared 29 older adults (mean age 77.8 years) who undertook a Sun-style Tai Chi exercise programme (three sessions a week for 12 weeks) with 30 controls of similar age. The Tai Chi practitioners were found to have improved physical strength in the knee and ankle, greater flexibility and mobility, and a reduction in risk of falls. An estimated 30% of people living in the commu ...
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