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Article: Tai Chi and Qigong recommended for seniors.
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- Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
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Experts in ancient Chinese wellness exercises--Tai Chi and Qigong--say that if more seniors engaged in these body/mind exercises, older Americans would live longer and healthier lives. A large, enthusiastic group of seniors from Southern California gave live-action testimony to these ideas, demonstrating the wellness exercises for a group of journalists attending the joint conference given by the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging in Anaheim, California on March 18, 2006.
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"Qigong is one simple way to remain physically active and also relieve the stress of everyday life," said James P. Firman, president and ...