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    I need some training to do when I do not feel like training
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    Tai Chi Basketball

    I'm astonished at how many times 'basketball' comes up on a search of this subforum.

    I have new respect for Kung Fu Dunk.

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    Dr. Yong Tai Wang patents his balls

    He's got small balls.

    UT Tyler professors given patent for Tai Chi Exercise Ball
    The weighted ball is used to add a strength training component to the workout

    Credit: UT Tyler
    Author: Channing Curtis
    Published: 6:12 PM CDT September 30, 2020
    Updated: 6:12 PM CDT September 30, 2020

    TYLER, Texas — The U.S. Patent Office awarded a patent to two UT Tyler professors for their design of a small workout ball to be used while doing Tai Chi.

    "Research in sports medicine said that people should do strength training," Dr. Yong Tai Wang, co-creator of the Tai Chi ball and Dean and Mathis Chair Professor at the University of Texas at Tyler, said. "So even 80 years old people should do strength training since is like, you use it or you lose it."

    Dr. Wang said the ball adds an element of strength training to your Tai Chi workout that can help with mobility and flexibility.

    "Increase your balance, increase the flexibility, also improve cardiovascular function if you do it for certain, if you can increase the intensity of the exercise," Dr. Wang said.


    Credit: UT Tyler
    Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art, that incorporates a series of slow controlled movements. Dr. Wang has been studying tai chi and its benefits for 20 years and says practicing the art form is great for people of all ages regardless or your mobility.

    "With quadriplegic people they have very limited movement for upper extremities. So after six months or longer, so they find by themselves they say, 'Dr. Wang you can see, I can move my arms more, I can stretch more like this, you know something, we find some amazing results and people love it,'" Dr. Wang said.

    Dr. Wang says the martial art is also great for the elderly and people trying to increase their cardiovascular health.

    "We did a pilot study, just a few people used this ball to perform in a seated position, perform exercise for 20 minutes, then without the bar the same person," Dr. Wang said. "So we find that heart rate increased significantly, we find oxygen consumption increased significantly, which means you burn more calories."

    The ball fits in your hand and has a hole where you can add more weight so you can change up your workouts as needed. It is not in stores just yet but the professors are looking for someone to mass produce them.
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    Our newest article - Free from KungFuMagazine.com

    Have a ball. READ Tai Yi Tai Chi Ball: Training for Kung Fu and Health by Wang Yunkuo and Brian Corless

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