The researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial evaluating 100 patients with systolic heart failure. The patients were assigned to either a 12-week tai chi exercise program or time-matched education program.
Although no patient showed significant improvement in the six-minute walk distance or peak oxygen uptake, patients in the tai chi exercise program reported greater improvements in quality of life, exercise self-efficacy and mood.
Read the study about tai chi exercise improving quality of life for systolic heart failure patients.
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