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Do you need to relax? De-stress? Improve your range of motion or balance?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s an exercise for that.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s called tai chi and classes are being offered at Memorial Hospital this summer.<\/p>\n

Shirley Dollesin, physical therapist assistant, and a certified tai chi instructor, has been teaching tai chi for 14 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up in the martial arts,\u201d Dollesin said. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t start practicing tai chi until 1999.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also a chief petty officer in the Navy Reserves, she has been teaching classes at Memorial since 2002, and will start the next six-week session in the sun style tai chi in July.<\/p>\n

So why would a hospital offer tai chi classes?<\/p>\n

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Shirley Dollesin, a physical therapist assistant, teaches tai chi at Memorial Hospital.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cAlthough it\u2019s classified as a martial art, people do it for many different reasons,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are many benefits to practicing tai chi. It\u2019s been called a moving meditation.\u00a0 The slow, gentle movements and deep breathing exercises can help to reduce stress and anxiety, improve concentration, increase range of motion, and develop better balance and coordination.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are known neurological effects as well. Tai chi can be beneficial for people who have experienced strokes, injuries, or other disorders, such as Parkinson\u2019s and multiple sclerosis. It helps with the brain and body connection and can be easily performed sitting or standing.\u201d<\/p>\n

But you don\u2019t have to have a health issue to benefit from tai chi.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re healthy, it\u2019s \u2026 a great form of exercise. It\u2019s a beautiful art,\u201d Dollesin said. \u201cWe spend so much time always on the go; you know move-move-move and go-go-go\u2026. With tai chi, you learn to slow down, physically, mentally and emotionally. I think tai chi is for everybody and everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feedback from the class has been overwhelmingly positive, said Brian Baxter, director of HealthLink. Post-class surveys rated the class high, and patient comments are often like this one: \u201cTai chi has helped improve my flexibility and relieved some back pain that I have had.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometimes classes fill up, so applicants are urged to sign up early. And classes can be designed to meet the needs of the participants.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an exercise that can be tailored to all ages and all abilities, Dollesin said.<\/p>\n

She said research is finding that tai chi has many benefits for different medical issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI teach tai chi for many patient populations. Sometimes people are recovering from cardiac issues, some are battling fatigue from cancer treatments, and many are just trying to get back to moving again,” she said. “Tai chi is a good starting point for them. You can take what you need from it. And now that I\u2019ve gotten older,\u201d at age 55, \u201cIt\u2019s something I can still do.”\u201d<\/p>\n

Not only can patients and the public take the classes, but employees can sign up, too.\u00a0 Classes cost $70, but employees get a 30 percent discount.<\/p>\n

The next class begins in July. The six one-hour sessions will be held on Tuesdays, July 5 through Aug. 9, starting at 6 p.m.\u00a0 They\u2019re held at the Memorial Administrative Center, 2420 E. Pikes Peak Ave. To sign up, call HealthLink at \u00a0(719) 444-2273 or visit HealthLinkClasses@uchealth.org<\/a>.\u00a0 Classes are limited to 12 participants and you must be 13 or older to attend. Teen participants need to attend with an adult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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