healthy adults
Conditions
Interventions
Tai chi:tai chi
walking:brisk walking
control:no training
Sponsors
the University Grant Committee
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged between 35-60 years; 2) physically inactive individuals who have neither regular exercise nor any TC experience, as screened by physical activity questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who are incapable to participate in TC exercise and have major confounding conditions which are known to affect mobility and cognition, including cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, neurological disorder, asthma, hearing and visual disabilities, communicable diseases, musculoskeletal disorder, and cognitive impairment with mini mental states score of less than 23.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive characteristics during exercise; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| mental health; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactStanley Sai-chuen HUI
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed