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How this 'meditation in motion' can improve your immune system, boost your heart health, and help your brain. It鈥檚 also a surprisingly good workout.

If you鈥檙e looking to add more exercise into your lifestyle why not consider Tai Chi. It鈥檚 an ancient Chinese martial art 鈥 it鈥檚 sometimes called 鈥渕editation in motion鈥. It鈥檚 a series of different postures that gently flow into each other in slow movements. One of the big benefits to Tai Chi is that it can significantly enhance the activity of our immune system. And although it looks gentle, it can be a surprisingly good workout! Michael Mosley speaks to Dr. Parco Siu from the University of Hong Kong, who has been studying the health benefits of Tai Chi for over a decade. His research has revealed that Tai Chi can lead to faster brain benefits than other exercises. He also found that Tai Chi was as effective as conventional exercise like moderate-intensity aerobic exercise or muscle strengthening activities for reducing body weight and visceral fat!

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