13 Proven Benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi

At present, there are over 500 research studies on qigong, and over 1800 studies on tai chi. Not all of them are conclusive, but many are impressive. Here are some of the benefits with the strongest evidence. You can click on the blue footnotes to go directly to the relevant study on PubMed, the database maintained by the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.