High pressure? Try lowering it with tai chi

Do you know Tai Chi? That strange oriental gymnastics (but perhaps gymnastics is not the right word), that particular discipline (perhaps not even discipline is the right word), in short that sort of dance made up of slow and graceful movements that more or less numerous groups practice in the parks under the look of sweaty runners and incredulous passers-by? Here, according to one study published on Jama network open that thing over there, very exotic and apparently not very tiring, practiced 4 times a week for a year, is 52% more effective than running, cycling, swimming and jogging in reducing blood pressure in people with pre-hypertension, i.e. those with a higher pressure than normal but not so high as to cause serious damage…