I got my parents into Tai Chi about a year ago. They’ve been doing it ever since, each morning and, on some days, twice a day. It's helped their balance, strength, and well-being. It's become quite the positive shared activity that starts their day on the right foot. Or the left. Tai Chi is a beautiful practice referred to as meditation in motion. Or as Harvard Health puts it, " Medication in motion. " Studies show that Tai Chi improves flexibility, strength, coordination, posture, and movement. It can help you relax, reduce stress, improve mood and sleep, relieve joint pain, and boost your overall sense of well-being. Tai Chi may even support heart health. So if you think it's too gentle to be effective. Think again! Tai Chi wasn't originally created as a form of gentle exercise. It began as a martial art. Traditional practitioners learned to maintain their balance, control their movements, and redirect an opponent's force rather than trying to overpo...