The benefits of tai chi are generally greatest if you begin before you develop a chronic illness or functional limitations. Tai chi is very safe, and no fancy equipment is needed, so it's easy to get started. Here's some advice for doing so: Don't be intimidated by the language. Names like Yang, Wu, and Cheng are given to various branches of tai chi, in honor of people who devised the sets of movements called forms.
A map of the Island of Sodor showing the railway system. Sodor is a fictional island located in the Irish Sea, just off the English mainland near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. It is used as the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and later used in the Thomas & Friends television series.
Discovery Island: This is where Disney's Treasure Island was in 1974. Once filled with a wide variety of interesting and exotic animal life, the place was abandoned in 1999. Although plans were made to revamp the area, they were never put in motion. Some animals, such as the vultures below, still call the area home.