I think someone could make a fortune in SF if they opened a place that had both: Tai chi and Chai Tea.
Purists like me would object to Chai being referred to its redundant form Chai Tea :)
Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
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Re: Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
#22Paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle... Results: - SBP difference was 2.4mmHg (95%CI -4.39 to -0.41mmHg) between Tai chi and aerobic exercise.
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This is exactly what I'd expect.
There are hundreds of millions of people who learned Tai Chi is something that it is not and now they're left to grapple with it.
This is superstition being exposed by the scientific method. Tai Chi is a pretend martial art that many people enjoy practicing. That doesn't make it worthless. It's a gentle exercise that isn't identical to others so it will have a somewhat unique benefit profile if you look deep enough. But the lens of science has burned away all the other bullshit and what's left is a mundane exercise with a unique cultural context. And that's fine, but hundreds of millions have yet to come to terms with that. It is difficult to have part of your worldview completely destroyed.
Re: Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
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#24And how does it compared to lifting/bodybuilding?
They didn’t look at that.
Paper is here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...
Re: Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
#25There doesn't really seem to be anything unique to single out tai chi in particular in this study. The benefits pointed out in the article --- that it's meditative, encourages stretching and relaxation, improves balance --- seem to also be associated with things like yoga, or just going through a general stretching and mobility routine. They idea that calming yourself (removing stress or just relaxing) will lower you…
I tried to learn some tai chi long ago and found that it is not possible to perform tai chi correctly if you are thinking about anything, including thinking about performing tai chi correctly.
And "not thinking about anything" is exceptionally hard.
Re: Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
#26There doesn't really seem to be anything unique to single out tai chi in particular in this study. The benefits pointed out in the article --- that it's meditative, encourages stretching and relaxation, improves balance --- seem to also be associated with things like yoga, or just going through a general stretching and mobility routine. They idea that calming yourself (removing stress or just relaxing) will lower you…
Isn't the expression usually "blow a gasket"? Meaning to blow a seal in a pressurised system
I think you're right, but "blow a casket" does sound more dire!
Re: Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
#27There doesn't really seem to be anything unique to single out tai chi in particular in this study. The benefits pointed out in the article --- that it's meditative, encourages stretching and relaxation, improves balance --- seem to also be associated with things like yoga, or just going through a general stretching and mobility routine. They idea that calming yourself (removing stress or just relaxing) will lower you…
Isn't the expression usually "blow a gasket"? Meaning to blow a seal in a pressurised system
Oh god you're right! I think autocorrect just jumped to casket on me. I'll edit it to fix.
Re: Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
#28There doesn't really seem to be anything unique to single out tai chi in particular in this study. The benefits pointed out in the article --- that it's meditative, encourages stretching and relaxation, improves balance --- seem to also be associated with things like yoga, or just going through a general stretching and mobility routine. They idea that calming yourself (removing stress or just relaxing) will lower you…
Isn't the expression usually "blow a gasket"? Meaning to blow a seal in a pressurised system
yeah, but blowing a gasket might put you in a casket
Re: Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
#29I think someone could make a fortune in SF if they opened a place that had both: Tai chi and Chai Tea.
Purists like me would object to Chai being referred to its redundant form Chai Tea :)
Pedants* like you.
Everyone knows what chai tea is referring to. In the same way they understand what naan bread is.
Re: Tai chi reduces blood pressure better than aerobic exercise
#30I think someone could make a fortune in SF if they opened a place that had both: Tai chi and Chai Tea.
Purists like me would object to Chai being referred to its redundant form Chai Tea :)
why? you can have Chai in coffee as well. I found out when I wasn't paying attention and ordered a Chai latte instead of a Chai Tea latte.