T'ai Chi in a Chair: Easy 15-Minute Routines for Beginners - Softcover

Cynthia Quarta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 193141260X ISBN 13: 9781931412605

Publisher: Fair Winds Pr, 2001

Synopsis

Simple stretches you can do anywhere-at your desk, on your couch, or even in your car!

Visit any public park in America in the morning and you'll see them-groups of people of all ages practicing the ancient and beneficial martial art called tai chi. Tai chi has been proven to lower blood pressure, improve fitness, and provide overall relaxation and well-being. Now, it's even easier!

Originally designed for the elderly, these adaptations of traditional tai chi exercises are simple and straightforward while retaining all of the important health benefits of the original movements. You can get fit without exhausting sweaty workouts. And all you need is a chair-no props, no special clothing, no VCR!

- Includes one complete routine and five 15-minute mini-routines. - Special bonus chapter on acupressure points. - Illustrated throughout with line drawings.

This book will appeal to the millions of people who want to start exercising but can't find the time, or who are intimidated by the thought of joining a gym.

- These exercises can be done in the privacy of your home. - Appeals to busy executives as well as homemakers and retired people. - First book of its kind!

About this title

About the Author:

Cynthia Quarta is a t’ai chi instructor who has studied martial arts for years. She lives in Montana.

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From the Introduction:

“Within the pages of this book is a comprehensive wellness program based on the Yang style of T’ai Chi Chu’an along with an easy-to-understand guide to the healing benefits of acupressure and self-massage. You may choose to use Chapter 3, which comprises the hour-long seated exercises, or you may prefer to practice the fifteen-minute daily exercise routines that contain a list of helpful acupressure points to enhance the healing quality of each day’s exercises, as described in Chapter4. No matter which routine you select, the soft, flowing, painless movements of seated T’ai Chi will help you to achieve your ideal weight by stimulating your natural energy. This energy will flow to and through your body’s organs and systems while your bones, muscles, and joints are being exercised and strengthened. In addition, Chapter 5 provides directions for locating acupressure points that will speed recovery and alleviate pain for anything from a toothache to a broken bone. Regardless of your age, gender, or level of physical fitness—without ever leaving your living room—this seated T’ai Chi program will increase your energy, optimize your feeling of well-being, and bring your ‘self’ into harmony with your surroundings.”

About this edition

• Publisher: Fair Winds Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 193141260X
• ISBN 13: 9781931412605
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240