My whole body would be better,” said Ruth Mayhew, 81, who attends a tai chi class at the Royal Oak, Mich., Senior and Community Center. “You actually want to do it.

"Chi Running" uses the principles of tai chi, an ancient Chinese form of movement that focuses on the cultivation of internal energy, to make running efficient, effortless and enjoyable.

Element: Tai Chi For Beginners, with Samuel Barnes. Anchor Bay Entertainment. 57 minutes. $14.98. The slow, flowing movement of tai chi looks inviting. This ancient Chinese martial art is said to ...

Joanne Drane, who attends Tai Chi Easy For Life classes at the Egg Harbor Township Recreation center, is halfway through a 10-week program. She said tai chi had an immediate impact on her life.

One difference between traditional tai chi and TaijiFit is that tai chi is slower. "With TaijiFit, they've given us the opportunity to introduce contemporary music, which is nice," he says.

Tai chi training also delayed the need for increasing anti-Parkinson's therapies. But this isn't the first time that tai chi has shown promise with Parkinson's disease.

Contact this contributing writer at [email protected]. Classes What: Qigong and Tai Chi Easy, a four-week series of classes When: Start Monday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m.-noon, or Thursday, Feb. 19, 6-7 ...

Starting March 9 the Calistoga Recreation Department is offering Tai Chi Easy every Sunday morning from 11 a.m. to noon at the Calistoga Community Center, 1307 Washington St. Each class ...