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Don't start any exercise or fitness program, including any discussed on any of the five websites cited above, without carefully assessing your own state of health and level of physical conditioning, without considering your age, without considering any illnesses or injuries you are recovering from, without doing some research, and without consulting with your personal physician when and where appropriate.
None of the five websites cited
above makes any claims or promises as to
the effectiveness of the exercises described at these websites; relative to your state of health, age, or physical condition. These
five websites gives no medical
advice or recommendations; but, do point to traditional and modern medical research that supports the considered
judgment that the practice of reasonable exercise and fitness methods can help most people
achieve good health, improved strength and flexibility, well being, reduced body
weight, and vitality.
Some of the internal martial arts
and fitness methods and practices presented and discussed at the five
websites cited above may
be too physically or mentally demanding for some people. Readers
need to use their own discretion and good judgment before engaging in the exercises or training programs discussed at these
five websites. When
in doubt,
please consult with your personal physician for their advice as to
your readiness for various exercise and fitness programs.
The author, publisher, or web publisher of the
five websites
cited above shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly, by reading or following on their own the instructions or training programs presented at these
websites. Readers engage in all of these
exercises and fitness activities at their own
risk.
Parents of children under 18 years of age are
responsible for the actions
of their own children. They need to carefully supervise their child's activities
and
monitor what their children read. Neither the author or publisher of these
five
websites are accountable for your unsupervised children's actions. I
strongly
advise parents against allowing their children to practice or play with
T'ai Chi
Ch'uan or external martial arts weapons without direct and immediate instruction by qualified instructors.
The author
of the webpages at the
five websites
cited above will not be held responsible in any way whatsoever for any injury
which may arise as a result of your choosing
to follow on your own the techniques presented on
these webpages. Readers engage in all of these activities at their own
risk.
The Taijiquan
websites
cited above include information about adults
training
with weapons such as the staff, sword or saber, etc. Training, playing, or
fighting
with weapons is a very dangerous activity. Taijiquan and martial arts
training
with weapons is for advanced adult students, careful and experienced students,
mature and sensible students, property equipped students, and for students
guided by an experienced martial arts teacher. If you hurt yourself or others by practicing
or playing
with any weapons you read about in the Taijiquan webpages cited
above, then you are to
blame and must accept the responsibility yourself. Neither the author or
the
publisher is accountable for your own actions.
Readers engage in all of these
activities at their own
risk.
Exercises that boost my energy and make me feel good,
at 66 years of age, might
not
be right for you. I enjoy
walking,
strength training,
gardening, and doing the gentle arts of
Taijiquan or
Qigong or
Yoga at or near my
home. I enjoy and benefit from using the
Tehama Family Fitness Center for strength training, aerobics training, stretching,
Pilates, cardio-kickboxing, and Yoga
classes. I enjoy doing Yoga and Qigong with my teachers and
classmates. I enjoy being a
Yoga,
Tai Chi Chuan, and
Qigong
instructor at the fitness
center and at the
Valley Spirit Center. I enjoy
learning
more about exercise and fitness and having a
daily
practice,
and improving my qualifications as a personal fitness trainer, yoga teacher, and
group fitness instructor. However,
my fitness practices are not necessarily suitable for you, nor are they recommendations
for you to follow. You practice and play at your own risk.
I have never been injured or harmed doing these
Taijiquan, Qigong, Yoga, walking and other moderate exercise activities. I
am 66 years of age, in good physical condition, and have practiced Taijiquan and
Qigong since 1984. I have taught these mind/body movement arts since 2000.
You, however, might crave
and need hard style wushu, kung fu or karate, marathon runs, cross country skiing, jogging, aerobic dance, backpacking and mountain climbing, kickboxing,
surfing, competitive sports, cross country bicycling, basketball,
racquet ball, super step
aerobics, power lifting or high risk sports activities to feel physically and mentally satisfied. The more you exercise and the more you engage
in very rigorous competitive sporting activities the greater your risks for injury.
You practice and play at your own risk.
Every exercise program carries some type of risk. On
the other hand, not doing any exercise or fitness activities carries a far greater risk for your loosing your good
physical and mental health, well being, vitality and happiness.
Wake Up!
Decide to Start a Good Fitness Program Today!!
Act Today!!!
Exercise Regularly!!!!
Best wishes for fitness, vitality, well being,
and peace of mind,
Mike Garofalo
June 2012
Recommendations Regarding
Exercise:
“Every American should accumulate 30 minutes or more of
moderate intensity physical activity over the course of most, preferably all,
days of the week.”
- American College of Sports Medicine, Center for Disease Control, National
Institute of Health, and the Surgeon General of the United States
“The Health Benefits of Physical Activity and Fitness” by Robert G. Holly, Ph.D., Professor at the University of California at Davis
“It is safe for most adults older than 65 years to exercise. Even patients with
chronic illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and
arthritis, can exercise safely. Many of these conditions are improved with
exercise. If you are not sure if exercise is safe for you or if you are
currently inactive, ask your doctor.”
- The American
Academy of Family Physicians
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Qigong, Green Way Research, Red
Bluff, California, 2003-2012
By Michael P. Garofalo, M.S., All Rights Reserved.
This webpage was last updated on March 5, 2012
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