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Chinese Qi-Gong exercise master Ping Zhang Chen pulls and pushes volunteers around an Illini Union ballroom a little bit like big, really relaxed puppets. Except there are no strings attached, ...

Since she was a child, Sarah Brandt has always been physically active. Her athletic background included swimming, track, cross country and dance — all of which required her to be in peak ...

Walk past a park or stroll through a gym and you might find people practicing tai chi. The flowing exercise-meets-meditation has been around for many centuries and is renowned for its roster of health ...

Explore Qi Gong’s rise to prominence in the West, starting with America’s introduction to Chinese culture in the 1970s to the work of renowned teachers like Qi Gong Master Lee Holden. Qi Gong waited ...

Then as a yoga practice intensifies, members realize ‘‘it's one of the hardest activities.'' Burrows, like others who spot exercise trends for a living, hears a distant but advancing drumbeat for ...