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If you are having a health problem, obviously you should consult a physician or a health professional before engaging in any physical activity or before taking any advice from any exercise program.
However, many people around the world turn to Tai Chi for help with their health issues. Can Tai Chi help you with your health problems? There are a number of factors that will affect your results:
- What you are practicing
Certain styles and practices in Tai Chi are better for health and healing than others.
- How much you practice each week
Daily is ideal, but I’d say at least five to six days a week is the minimum.
- How often you practice during the day
Most people practice once a day. But if your health allows and you can work in two or three practice sessions spread out during the day, you might see faster results.
- Genetic factors
There may be genetic factors that may limit the results you achieve. In Tai Chi, we call this “pre-birth jing”, but all that means is that you may have inherited limitations that will affect your results.
- Lifestyle factors
Of course, all the Tai Chi in the world won’t do you any good if the rest of your lifestyle doesn’t support your practice. So if you engage in health-draining behaviors outside of Tai Chi, it will be like trying to drive with one foot on the gas and the other on the brake. No matter how hard you press on the Tai Chi gas, the lifestyle brake will inhibit your progress.
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