| （Department of Physical Education，University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Zhongshan Institute，Zhongshan 528402，China） Abstract: By analyzing the effects of the Taijiquan exercise on the walking of the elderly, the author probed into the feasibility of applying the Taijiquan exercise to enhance the balancing ability of the elderly, and revealed the fol-lowing findings: the six-month Taijiquan exercise can delay the trend of the time for the back heel of the elderly to reach its maximum pressure getting shorter as they get older, thus enhance their ability to absorb their body weight; the six-month Taijiquan exercise can significantly reduce the magnitude of swinging of the sole pressure center around the forehead like axis, thus effectively increase the stability of the body center of gravity of the elderly when they are walking.
Key words: Taijiquan；balancing ability；the elderly |
