According to an article in The Guardian, the results of almost 50 clinical studies on t’ai chi revealed that ‘the almost meditative state of calmness it produces reduced anxiety and stress, and also lowered blood pressure’. Another study two years ago showed that t’ai chi boosts the immune system, which helps to raise protection against common viruses by 50%. Maybe there’s more to the martial art of t’ai chi than we realise?

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