TAI CHI

Improves Sleep as we Age

As we age sleep disorders, which include difficulty falling or staying asleep, early waking, and daytime sleepiness are common, and more than half of people over 65 years old experience chronic sleep problems. The effects from lack of sleep include impaired daytime functioning, lower activity level, depression, poor health, and a high incidence of heart disease.

Medications prescribed to help promote sleep can worsen daytime sleepiness, inactivity, and depression.

The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reports that practicing Tai Chi regularly can improve sleep as well as daytime function in those of us who are older.