Customer Reviews

Energy Boost for Seniors With Chi

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I love all of David Dorian Ross' Tai Chi DVDs but this one surprised me. Since it was labeled for Seniors, I thought it would be fairly easy to do. I actually found it to be the most challenging of his DVDs and even wondered if his title "Energy Boost for Seniors" referred to senior (master) tai chi experts. The kicks left me off balance and I thought that there should have been more references to adapting these moves to seniors who might have some physical issues. It seemed lacking in instruction.

Energy Boost for Seniors is a must for anyone who is interested in T'ai Chi or other oriental based exercises that emphasize correct breathing, balance and coordination. David-Dorian Ross presents the exercises in a style that is easy to follow. One of the things that I appreciated about this DVD was that it was only 16 minutes in length. At 81, this is a comfortable amount of time for me to be able to follow and do all the exercises. These are exercises that can easily be learned and you can eventually make up your own routine so that you are not tied to just this one set of exercises. I would encourage people to buy additional programs such as T'ai Chi daily practice. This is two complete T'ai Chi workouts and would add to your repertoire. There are many DVD's availble in T'ai Chi and I would encourage you to browse and buy what appeals to you.

These simple exercises take only 20 minutes of your time. They are an excellent source for stretching your back muscles and clearing out the kinks.
So if you are new at this and have never done yoga or stretching exercises, be careful, don't overdo it and take your time. The verbal instructions are really good and the exercises are done slowly and methodically with meaningful explanations. And it does give one an energy boost. This type of energy is very fine and etheral but delivers a powerful boost. Also, this may not be for some people. Everyone is different and needs what works for them. But this definitely works for me and when I don't do them, at least every other day, I can tell the difference.

My 83 yo grandparents love it! They are not your average 83year olds, but I guess this is keeping them young! They showed me the stretching and the breathing. This is their 3rd one. I will be on the lookout for more

Seniors often have difficulties with balance and this dvd contains two one legged poses. This is surprising since the AM/PM Chi dvd does not contain any. I believe that an exercise video marketed to seniors should not contain one legged standing exercises. That aside the rest of the movements demonstrated would be within the capacity of many seniors

The Tai Chi instruction by David is excellent but tape has too much advertising and other "junk" at the beginning. You must sit through several minutes of this forced viewing before you can get to the subject of interest.

This is a simple beginning Tai Chi exercise (or at least based on tai chi). Beautifully demonstrated and photographed on a beach with the waves in the background. It is only 20 minutes long which make it great for a warmup or when you are in a hurry before a stressful day. Very relaxing slow movements.

This is perfect for US! Easy to do, works my mind as well as working out the morning stiffness. This is a daily MUST !