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Originally Posted by Shazam
There is a very simple technique for Tai Chi:
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Ha, ha. But I'm talking about tai chi warm up/practice movements. Not the actual full blown tai chi. I was just testing some of the movements to see if they'd be useful for some ailments and injury/issues I've been dealing with because other things I've tried haven't been as helpful IMO. Some of the motions remind me of similar effects as doing balancing movements on a bosu ball, except I can kinda do it anywhere vs needing a specific area/equipment to do the bosu ball exercises.
I'd do this just in the privacy of my home though. I'd never go to a public gym and do these ridiculous actions as a warm up, I'll do stretches like a normal person.
Some of the warm up movements are kinda hilarious. Something like the rising sun jump just looks like someone high on shrooms pretending to do a garden gnome mating ritual.
There's another spine movement that looks like you're trying to hump as hard as possible, but after trying it out, the muscle groups that are triggered makes it feel similar to the muscles triggered when using a rowing machine. It honestly look stupid, but ignoring how it looks, the movement seems like it'll be effective long term.
I've been looking into some of these movements as kind of a way to mix it up/replace boring stretches. Many of these I just need an open space and I have a few moments. Like standing around waiting for the microwave and being able to do it for 30-60 seconds like a stretch or something vs needing a full place on the floor to lie down/sit. Again, I know it looks stupid, but if it helps gives me the long term pain relief/range of motion improvements I'll consider it. I've tried too many other things that didn't work as I had hoped or were too hard/boring to stick with.