Tai Chi at Home

Are you missing your regular Tai Chi sessions or would you like to try Tai Chi?

Why not follow the routines in these FREE online videos?

This page was produced by David who has been an enthusiastic member of one of Age UK North Tyneside's Tai Chi classes for several years.

Over to David:

These are part of a series of videos,all available on YOU TUBE, and include many of the movements our Age UK North Tyneside, Whitley Bay, Monday Morning Tai Chi class at Foxhunters Pavilion use.

This popular group has been running since 2011, focusing mostly on Sun Style taught by Dr. Paul Lam. They are suitable for most people, and some can be done seated.

A word of caution. You should be doing this in the comfort of your home, so please ensure that you exercise on a solid floor. The reviewer learned this from painful experience when, during the first week of LOCKDOWN, he aggravated a weak tendon and lower back!

Dr.Lam currently offers several free taster videos. If you fancy trying some,then start with these before moving onto others in Sessions Two and Three:-

• Free 5-MinuteTai Chi to Relieve Stress and Improve Immunity (35.42)
• Introduction to Tai chi for Rehabilitation Lesson 1 to Improve Immunity and Reduce Stress (9.05)
• Lesson 1 Tai Chi for Rehabilitation Free Lesson and Introduction (63.59)
• Closing Free Tai Chi to Improve Immunity and Stress(Tai Chi for Rehabilitation (2.41)
• Epilogue Free Tai Chi to Improve Immunity and Stress (Tai Chi for Rehabilitation) (19.50)

This second session is, with two exceptions, devoted to an assortment of Dr.Lam's short introductory videos. 
The aim is to help the curious to explore further,and act as refresher for regulars who had their last live class on 16th March 2020! Some of the content may overlap, and also appear in the introductions to most of the free First Lesson videos in Part Three :

• The Unique feature of Dr.Lam'sTai Chi Lessons  (3.27)
• How can I learn Tai Chi? Which Tai Chi programme(6.08)
• What is Tai Chi?(4.29)
• Isn't Tai Chi a Martial Art?(4.09)
• What are the benefits of Tai Chi? (4.55)
• Anyone can learn Tai Chi /Tai Chi for Health with Dr.Paul Lam   ( 20.20)
• Tai Chi for Back Pain  (5.46)
• Tai Chi for Arthritis  (49.00)
• Seated Tai Chi for Arthritis    (9.23)
• Tai Chi for Osteoporosis (5.36)
• Tai Chi for Diabetes (5.40)
• Tai Chi for Older Adults (6.06)
• Free First Lesson (44.25) - Includes Tai Chi for Beginners

The figure in brackets after each link is the duration in minutes and seconds of each video.

Session 3.

In this part there are a fewer videos. Most are full length,and cover much of the material incorporated in the previous sessions:

• Tai Chi The 24 Forms    (34.19)
• Tai Chi for Arthritis Part 2    (10.00)
• Tai Chi for Memory    (47.30)
• Tai Chi for Energy    (50.03)
• Tai Chi for Energy Part 2    (36.46)
• Tai Chi Sun Style The 73 Forms    (35.16)

There should be something for everybody in all of the videos listed throughout the series, which should keep you going until we are able to resume live classes.

In the meantime, keep well and stay safe all of you, from all at Age UK North Tyneside.