Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Let's talk first about the history of the holiday and then move on to how to navigate it! Thanksgiving began as a harvest celebration in the early 1600s and evolved into a national holiday in the United States in 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it a day of gratitude. 🌽 Early Origins Religious roots in Europe:  The idea of “days of thanksgiving” comes from English traditions during the Protestant Reformation, when special services

Walking offers powerful health benefits with minimal effort—it boosts heart health, strengthens muscles, improves mood, and helps manage weight and chronic conditions. Show this page to your health care provider. Ask how this applies to you, if there is anything he/she does not agree with (or has additional recommendations) and if you don't currently exercise, what is the safest way to start an exercise routine, FOR YOU. The BCBZ blogger is not a healthcare professional and

Older adults that are students of the Tai chi Moving for Better Balance practice often wonder if the Balance Practice is really Tai chi. It is. It's a modified version of the Yang Style Simplified 8 Form, which is a modification of the Yang Style 24 Short Form which is a modification of the Full Yang Style 108 Form! In between there is also a 40 Form. Whew! In other words, it encapsulates the principles of Tai chi with the purpose of improving balance. Some Balance Form

If you are new to this website or any exercise website or in person program, this blogger has posted reminders in the past but it's time to repeat the best way to approach any exercise program under consideration, in this case, tai chi. Talk to your health care provider. Do you have high blood pressure, a bad knee or knee replacement, scoliosis, a breathing or balance issue, a back injury, a heart condition, diabetes, etc. etc. etc. ? Maybe you are pretty healthy but have not

Tai Chi Silver Sneakers Edition This official video, available for free on YouTube (it's 4 years old at least) is a good introduction for seniors interested in improving their balance and following a short (less than 15 minutes) routine daily. Commercials are for the benefit of and inserted by the poster on YouTube and in no way affiliated with this blogger. This is a very easy and relaxing introduction to Tai Chi/Balance inspired exercise!

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