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Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance

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Tai Ji Quan - Moving for Better Balance
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Become a Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance Instructor!
Tai Ji Quan Instructor training is scheduled for April 28 & 29, 2026 in Bismarck, ND
Accepted applicants can attend at no-cost. Space is limited!

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Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) is a national evidence-based program consisting of an 8-form routine core with built-in exercise variations for community senior service providers, clinical rehabilitation, and research projects.

The goals of the program are to improve both static and dynamic postural stability, mindful control of body positioning in space, functional walking activities, movement symmetry and coordination, and to increase range of motion around the ankle joints and build lower-extremity strength.

This class is for you if you:

  • Want to improve strength and mobility
  • Have had a history of falls or concerns about falls
  • Have an abnormal gait or difficulty walking
  • Have Parkinson’s Disease

Attend the one-hour Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance class twice a week for 12 weeks. You’ll:

  • Learn eight Tai Ji Quan forms plus variations for therapeutic value
  • Build strength, postural control, and range of motion
  • Increase awareness of body positioning
  • Control center of gravity to prevent falls
  • Maintain functional capabilities that will help you remain independent
  • Make rewarding social connections
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Burleigh County Extension Office Conference Room - 3715 E Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501
A training for new instructors of Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, an evidence-based balance training program designed to help adults improve their balance and reduce the risk of falling.
Burleigh County Extension Office Conference Room - 3715 E Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501
A training for new instructors of Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, an evidence-based balance training program designed to help adults improve their balance and reduce the risk of falling.
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Contact Info

Philip Estepp
Gerontology Specialist
NDSU Extension Human Development & Family Science
E. Morrow Lebedeff Hall 322 D
Dept 7260, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701-231-6003
philip.estepp@ndsu.edu

Divya Saxena
Extension Program Coordinator, Evidence-based Programs
NDSU Extension Human Development & Family Science
E Morrow Lebedeff 322A
NDSU Dept 7260, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701-231-8652
divya.saxena@ndsu.edu