| WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS TO MARTIAL ARTS? |
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| "Martial arts offers extraordinary fitness and health benefits to people even into their 40's and 50's It's not just for fighting: new research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that people in their 40's and 50's who regularly practice martial arts demonstrate astounding levels of physical fitness in comparison to people the same age who don't exercise at all. The study subjects who practiced martial arts had 12% less body fat, were able to do twice as many sit-ups, had enhanced flexibility and leg strength, demonstrated a stronger immune system and showed greatly improved balance. It's not surprising, of course: martial arts -- even mild forms like Tai Chi -- have long been known to confer tremendous anti-aging health benefits to their followers. Throughout Asia, it's not uncommon to see large groups of elderly (people in their 60's, 70's and 80's) practicing Tai Chi at sunrise in the community parks. Despite their age, these people have better aerobic conditioning, balance, strength, flexibility and coordination than many typical Americans in their 30's who are already suffering from chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity and cancer. People who practice Tai Chi simply don't experience those diseases with anywhere near the frequency. As a result, they live longer, healthier, happier lives...."* Hope this better informs you... Click on the arts below to see some examples of some specific benefits in specific martial arts Tai Chi Chuan Wing Chun Tae Kwon Do Aikido Bagua Zhang to name only a few.... Suggested reading The Fighter's Body: An Owner's Manual-Loren W. Christensen, Wim Demeere Martial Arts After 40-Sang H. Kim Bare Essentials Guide to Martial Arts Injury Care & Prevention-Trish Bare Grounds *About the author: Author Mike Adams is a holistic nutritionist with over 4,000 hours of study on nutrition, wellness, food toxicology and the true causes of disease and health. He is well versed on nutritional and lifestyle therapies for weight loss and disease prevention / reversal. |
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| "All Martial Artists are beginners; Some of us have just been beginning longer!" -J.R. West |