2015
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117360
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Abstract: BackgroundTai Chi may be efficient for healthy adults to improve the cardiorespiratory fitness, but there is no systematic evaluation for its effectiveness.ObjectiveTo systematically assess the effectiveness of Tai Chi on cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy adults.MethodsSeven electronic databases were searched from their inception to October 2013. The controlled trails including randomized controlled trial (RCT), non-randomized controlled trial (NRCT), self-controlled trial (SCT), and cohort study (CS) testi… Show more

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“…The Cochrane-recommended domains that were considered were selection bias, which is a measure of adequate sequence generation and allocation concealment; performance bias, which evaluates blinding of participants and personnel; detection bias, which checks for blinding of outcome assessment; attrition bias, which checks for incomplete outcome data; reporting bias, which indicates selective outcome reporting; and other bias, which covers other sources of bias including baseline imbalance and fraudulent outcomes. Each of these indicators was scored as low risk of bias, high risk of bias, or unclear [29]. …”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Cochrane-recommended domains that were considered were selection bias, which is a measure of adequate sequence generation and allocation concealment; performance bias, which evaluates blinding of participants and personnel; detection bias, which checks for blinding of outcome assessment; attrition bias, which checks for incomplete outcome data; reporting bias, which indicates selective outcome reporting; and other bias, which covers other sources of bias including baseline imbalance and fraudulent outcomes. Each of these indicators was scored as low risk of bias, high risk of bias, or unclear [29]. …”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Exercise training promotes spontaneous neural functional recovery and restores brain function in patients with cerebrovascular disease to accelerate the process of functional recovery [18], which would help accelerate the rehabilitation process.domestic and foreign research has proven the benefits of exercise therapy in patients with cerebral apoplexy [16,19]. Literature has also reported positive effects observed in patients with cerebral apoplexy after traditional Chinese exercise is used as a type of exercise therapy [8,[20][21][22].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Though there are differences of posture and the position of the center of gravity, all styles incorporate slowness, rhythmic movements, relaxation, mental concentration, movement coordination, and flow into the next one with elements of meditation, body awareness, and imagery while breathing deeply [26][27][28]. Some studies have found that practicing traditional Chinese exercise improves the ability of gait and balance and increases muscle strength for motor system function, which was useful for patients with stroke, and even for healthy adults [20][21][22].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The intensity of the exercise during tai chi training (percent of aerobic power utilized during exercise), however, can be adjusted by varying tai chi style, sessions’ duration, and body position during practice (i.e., low squat vs. high squat) to meet the needs of different populations at all stages of health. (85) Two meta-analyses have indicated that tai chi effectively improves aerobic capacity (16, 86) and in addition, data from a rigorous multisite RCT conducted in outpatients with systolic heart failure found that patients participating in a 12-week tai chi training program had greater improvements in self-reported physical activity compared to controls. (17) Barrow et al reported similar results with a slightly longer intervention (16 weeks).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%