18/11/2023
I posted this in 2019 about the role of tai chi in the workplace. Very proud to re-post it again. I am currently leading lunch-time tai chi practice at a busy workplace in Hamilton North every Thursday.
"No pain, no sweat and lots of gains.
Tai chi has an important role to play in corporate wellness.
Tai chi is the best form of exercise to relieve workplace stress on our muscular skeletal system, compared to other fitness practices such as a weight session at the gym, a jog around the park or an aqua session at the pool.
Tai chi is a mind body exercise. Tai chi participants practise moving in a slow, smooth and controlled manner, in an upright posture, with attention to abdominal breathing and weight transfer, as well as visualising moving against a gentle resistance. Such mindful practice brings about a calmness, a mental quietness, that is at the same time relaxing and rejuvenating. Tai chi practice also stimulates circulation and enhances the energy flow in our body, resulting in better concentration and productivity.
Tai Chi is ideally suited for a lunch time program at workplaces because tai chi
• does not require equipment,
• does not require a change of clothes,
• can be practised at most offices, seated or standing.
Give tai chi a go!"
