About
About The Tai Chi Walker
The Tai Chi Walker is an independent editorial project exploring the relationship between walking, balance and movement. It looks at practical movement ideas associated with Tai Chi and how they may relate to everyday walking and longer journeys on foot.
Why this site exists
Walking is something most of us do every day, and many of us love to do for hours at a time. Yet the way we walk rarely gets much thought. Writing about walking tends to focus on routes, distances, kit and fitness, while the movement itself – how weight passes from foot to foot, how the body meets a slope or a rough path, how balance works while we are on the move – is left to look after itself.
Tai Chi practice pays close attention to exactly those questions. You don’t need to take up Tai Chi to find that attention useful.
The Tai Chi Walker exists to connect the two: to take practical movement ideas associated with Tai Chi and look carefully at how they may relate to walking, from a stroll to the shops to a week on a long-distance trail. It is written for people who enjoy walking and want to keep moving well and confidently, whether they have practised Tai Chi for years or never tried it.
What it is, and isn’t
This is a publication, not a school. It does not teach Tai Chi forms, run courses or offer memberships, and there are no videos or downloads. It is not a medical resource, and it does not present Tai Chi as a treatment for anything.
It is a place to read clear, carefully considered articles – and then to go for a walk and notice something new.
Editorial approach
Editorial standards
Practical first
Every article should leave you with something to notice or try on an ordinary walk, within your own ability and on ground where you feel comfortable.
Careful with claims
Articles describe what ideas from Tai Chi may offer as a way of thinking about movement. They do not promise health outcomes, and they avoid exaggeration, pseudo-science and wellness clichés.
Sources cited
Where an article mentions research, the studies are named and linked in a Sources list at the end, and findings are described for what they are: patterns across groups of people, not guarantees for any individual.
Plain language
Tai Chi has a rich traditional vocabulary. Here, its ideas are explained in everyday terms, without mystical or spiritual framing, and with respect for the tradition they come from.
Clear about who writes
Articles are currently published under the name of The Tai Chi Walker. If contributors write for the site in future, their names and relevant credentials will be shown alongside their work.
Independent
Editorial decisions are made on what is useful to readers. If sponsored or partnership content is ever published, it will be clearly labelled as such.
Corrections
If you think something on the site is wrong, please get in touch. Errors are corrected as soon as they are confirmed.
A note on health
The Tai Chi Walker provides general information. It is not medical advice. If you have a health condition, an injury or any concern about your balance or movement, seek appropriate professional advice, and approach any suggestion on this site according to your own ability.
Get in touch
Editorial questions, ideas for articles, offers to contribute and partnership enquiries are all welcome.
Photography
Photographs on this site are used under free licences. With thanks to: