Anatomy of Fitness: Tai Chi features detailed, full-colour anatomical illustrations of the muscles used in each move, so you’re always familiar with what your body should be doing.

Bestselling beginner Tai Chi book, which includes a new and modern easy-to-follow layout. Every tai chi movement is presented with clear instructions, followed by key points to help you learn properly. Simplified Tai Chi is the most popular tai chi form, and it can be performed in only six minutes. If you are learning tai chi in a school, a community a fitness club, or recreation center, or even the local park, this is the tai chi form you are likely to encounter. The martial arts applications for each posture are shown so you understand that every movement has a purpose. Simplified Tai Chi Posture is a popular tai chi form practiced by those who want a more extended, more challenging sequence. Once learned, it can be done in only 10-12 minutes. Theory to help you learn Tai chi's important tai chi concepts. Warm-up exercises for secure and proper tai chi practice. Fundamentals so your tai chi movements will be simple and natural. The absolute Simplified Tai Chi Chuan 24 Posture form, step-by-step. Martial applications for every movement of the 24 posture form. The complete Simplified Tai Chi 48 Posture form, step-by-step.

This lavishly illustrated guidebook is the perfect way to introduce readers to the time-honored art of tai chi. The first chapter offers an account of tai chi’s history and philosophical underpinnings, including descriptions of the major schools of tai chi. Subsequent chapters present a series of positions that flow into each other to create several tai chi routines. Each spread of these chapters features a photograph of a tai chi practitioner doing a position, accompanied by a cutaway anatomical drawing of the practitioner in that position. Tips on how to do each position properly are also included.

A longtime teacher and Harvard researcher presents the latest science on the benefits of T’ai Chi as well as a practical daily program for practitioners of all ages Conventional medical science on the Chinese art of T’ai Chi now shows what T’ai Chi masters have known for centuries: regular practice leads to more vigor and flexibility, better balance and mobility, and a sense of well-being. Cutting-edge research from Harvard Medical School also supports the long-standing claims that T’ai Chi also has a beneficial impact on the health of the heart, bones, nerves and muscles, immune system, and the mind. This research provides fascinating insight into the underlying physiological mechanisms that explain how T’ai Chi actually works. Dr. Peter M. Wayne, a longtime T’ai Chi teacher and a researcher at Harvard Medical School, developed and tested protocols similar to the simplified program he includes in this book, which is suited to people of all ages, and can be done in just a few minutes a day. This book includes: • The basic program, illustrated by more than 50 photographs • Practical tips for integrating T’ai Chi into everyday activities • An introduction to the traditional principles of T’ai Chi • Up-to-date summaries of the research on the health benefits of T’ai Chi • How T’ai Chi can enhance work productivity, creativity, and sports performance • And much more

Tai chi is more than just an excellent form of exercise: it allows you to relax, heal and rejuvenate your mind and body. Anatomy of Fitness Tai Chi shows you how to increase your strength, coordination and flexibility while improving your mental focus.

This illustrated guidebook introduces readers to the time-honored art of tai chi (say "tie jee"). It offers an account of tai chis history and philosophical underpinnings, including descriptionsof the major schools of tai chi as well as a series of positions that flow into each other to create several tai chi routines."--Provided by publisher.

This important resource for both students and teachers exposes the true meaning behind the flowery, esoteric language of Tai Chi's classic Chinese texts, and offers concrete examples of the principles of Tai Chi in action.