Classical Tai Chi Competitors

Purpose: To empower people to improve their health and wellness Vision: Making Tai Chi for Health accessible to everyone for health and wellness The institute was founded by Dr Paul Lam and his master trainers in 2009 to empower people to improve their health using the Tai Chi for Health programs. In 1997, Dr. Paul Lam, a family physician and tai chi expert, worked with a team of tai chi and medical specialists to create the Tai Chi for Arthritis program. Since then they have created a series of Tai Chi for Health programs to improve people’s wellbeing and quality of life. These programs are supported by many organizations including the Arthritis Foundation of America, Australia and Singapore; Osteoporosis Australia; Arthritis Care, UK; universities and governments from different countries. Director: Dr Paul Lam MBBS (Univ. NSW); FAMAC Members of the Governing Board: Raymond Tang Ching Lau – Chair and MT representative of Asia/Europe region Margaret Brade – Vice Chair Jocelyn Simpson – Secretary Winnie Lo – Treasurer Pat Lawson – MT Representative for USA and Canada Rosalie Rudduck – MT Representative for Australia and NZ Elizabeth Hill – ST Representative for USA and Canada Lorraine Norton – ST Representative for Australia and NZ Ann Swanson – Instructor Representative Hillary Simon – Participant Representative Chief Executive Officer: Evan Wels Address: Australia Suite 2E 6-10 Tooronga Terrace Beverly Hills NSW 2209 Phone: +61 2 9533 6511 Fax: +61 2 9534 4311 Email: service@taichiforhealthinstitute.org For more info go to www.taichiforhealthinstitute.org

Because Tai Chi improves flexibility and builds muscle strength gradually, doctors and physical therapists recommend it for people with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. The fluid as silk movements of this gentle Chinese practice are tailor-made for easing sore joints and muscles. "There's no doubt that Tai Chi, done properly, can be a beneficial exercise for people with arthritis," says Paul Lam, MD, a Sydney-based family practitioner and tai chi master who designed the Australian arthritis program. "Tai Chi is an exercise almost anyone who can walk can do safely," says Dr. Lam, who began doing tai chi nearly 30 years ago for his own osteoarthritis. "Tai Chi takes the joints gently through their range of motion while the emphasis on breathing and inner stillness relieves stress and anxiety."

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