The journal BMC geriatrics reported a new study that investigated the effects of Tai Chi exercise on subjective well-being in older people. The participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group. The experimental group received 12-week Tai Chi exercise while the control group maintained their original living habits. The participants’ subjective well-being, physical fitness, self-control, and executive function were measured at baseline and after 12 weeks of Tai Chi exercise.
Results: (1) Tai Chi exercise can positively affect the subjective well-being of older people; (2) Tai Chi exercise could affect the subjective well-being through the independent intermediary of physical fitness and self-control; (3) Tai Chi exercise could indirectly affect the subjective well-being in older people through the chain mediation of executive function and self-control.
This study provides valuable insights into the potential benefits of Tai Chi exercise for subjective well-being in older people.
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