Hello,
My name is John Hine.

johnI want to help you learn the simple Tai Chi moves that have helped people all over the world to regain flexibility and strength, recover from injury and illness and reduce stress and pain by energizing their core strength.

I have been training in the health and martial arts for over 45 years and in that time I have helped thousands and thousands of people learn how to lead healthier and happier lives with Tai Chi. As a founding member of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain and owner of one of the longest established and successful modern Tai Chi schools in the UK, I am passionate about helping others “move” their way to a better life.

Would you like to feel a little bit more like you did when you were younger?  A little more pep – free to move without pain and stiffness; free to move with balance, confidence and strength? Would you like to feel a bit more mentally focused, have a bit more peace of mind and let go of the built up chronic tension?

Modern research shows that Tai Chi helps alleviate chronic pain, improves everyday flexibility and strength, improves cardiovascular fitness, alleviates stress and anxiety and helps you relax and enjoy life with a more positive outlook. Read on to discover how to get moving and feeling better.

Modern Tai Chi can help you connect to
your core energy. Anyone can move with
strength and freedom by connecting to their core.

Movefree Tai Chi uses specifically selected Tai Chi movements to gently warm and stretch every part of your body connecting you to your core strength, and improving circulation, flexibility and relaxation.

The unique healing power of Tai Chi…

Get energized from the inside out – in both body and mind.

Tai Chi doesn’t just benefit your body. Combined with focused attention on form, and deep breathing, Tai Chi has a meditative healing quality that also benefits your mental and emotional state.

Modern scientific medical studies suggest that Tai Chi practice:

MoveFree!” – in the comfort of your own home – no matter your age or fitness level.

These moves are really simple. Any one, of any age can learn them in as little as 10-15 minutes per day. Tai Chi is known for being very low impact. In fact it is sometimes called the ‘moving meditation.’

But, don’t let that fool you. You will still feel the results if you invest just a few minutes each day to follow along with the simple 2-minute tutorials. Each move builds on the next, so you always learning just a little bite-sized piece at a time. Each DVD gives you everything you need to complete all the routines on that Tai Chi DVD.

We have also targeted these routines to specific goals.

Wake up and Move Freely All Through Your Day

Tai Chi - Core Energy

(Includes seated and standing
demonstrations & follow along)

The key to moving more freely is being connected to your core strength. Movefree Tai Chi DVD Series starts with the “Core Energy” DVD to enliven your core power and help you get grounded for better balance, mobility, circulation, and for feeling more energetic.

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Reduce Pain & Stiffness, Improve Mobility & Flexibility

Tai Chi - Pain Relief and Recovery

(Includes seated and standing
demonstrations & follow along)

The graceful, continuous movement of Tai Chi has been shown to reduce chronic pain and stiffness.

Reclaim flexibility, increase mobility, move more easily with the “Pain Relief and Recovery” DVD on the Movefree Tai Chi DVDs.

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Maintain a More Youthful Mind and Body

(Includes standing routines only)

The carefully chosen exercises and routines on the“Inner Youth” Tai Chi DVD are designed to support a more active body and mind. Tai Chi can support improvement in many of the areas associated with aging – from blood pressure, and bone density, to balance and mental alertness. It is also a great way to stay positive and active.

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How Tai Chi Works

Unlike most other forms of exercise,
Tai Chi works on your ‘whole’ health.

Your health is not only impacted by age, nutrition, genetics and the environment. Your health is also impacted by your stress level, your mental outlook, and by your core power.

Stress has been shown to compromise your immune system and speed the signs of aging. Stress can actually cause physiological changes in your body. It is even more likely to lead to unhealthy coping behavior that harms your body, for example: smoking and drinking to relax, or overeating. Tai Chi is a slow, meditative form of exercise that leaves you feeling calm and centered.

Tai Chi engages your whole body.

The movements are simple, but they require you to engage a wide range of muscles starting with your core (hips, abdomen) and legs for the Tai Chi stance, and then your arms, upper torso, shoulders and neck in easy flowing movements.

Tai Chi gets your circulatory system flowing, stimulates your lymph system (important to immune health), and even goes deeper to activate your body’s power system, which many argue is the true foundation of all health and well-being.

Tai Chi is both physical and mental.

While the movements in Tai Chi are slow and simple, the focus is on doing them ‘well.’ This takes concentration and attention. It fully engages your mind throughout every movement. This is not like mindless exercise on a treadmill. As you focus your mind on your posture, your breathing, the shape of your movements, and on the flowing dance-like quality of the moves, you strengthen mental focus, release mental tension, and create a meditative mental state that encourages feelings of inner peace and well being.

Tai Chi connects you to your core muscles.

In order to do Tai Chi, you will learn how to gently engage your core muscles throughout the routine and to “ground” yourself through your legs to the floor. Your body will naturally carry this new ability into your every day movement. This is how you become less prone to injury and falls, more balanced, and increase your mobility.

Surprisingly, this connection to your core and to the ground in exercise also makes you feel more confident and peaceful in life. The feeling of physical stability subtly influences your mental outlook causing you to feel safer and stronger interacting with the world.

Tai Chi encourages healthy posture.

Many of our day-to-day pains, from headaches, back aches, and neck pain, to even shoulder, wrist, elbow, knee and ankle pain, are often simply the result of poor posture and weakness in the muscles required to support good posture.

Hyper-extension in your lower back due to weak abdominal muscles can cause not only back pain, but serious hip, knee and ankle problems, too.

Poor shoulder strength can cause upper back and neck pain, and even wrist and arm problems. After all, it is all one connected system, right?

Tai Chi targets and strengthens the under-used muscles required for good, healthy posture. It teaches good relaxed posture through the Tai Chi ‘stances’ and ‘forms.’ Improving your posture alone can result in curing a number of other related pains and problems.

Medical Research Confirms the Benefits of Tai Chi

Based on recent research findings, medical doctors, physical therapists, and psychologists are recommending Tai Chi to more often to their patients

If millions of people practicing Tai Chi daily is not enough to convince you that it can work for you, then take a look at some of the more recent scientific studies confirming what Far Eastern cultures have believed for thousands of years:

Fitness, Flexibility & Weight Loss

“…the tai chi group had 18-19% greater peak oxygen uptake, greater flexibility and lower body fat compared to the sedentary group.”

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1996 Jun;77(6):612-6., Cardiorespiratory function, flexibility, and body composition among geriatric Tai Chi Chuan practitioners., Lan C, Lai JS, Wong MK, Yu ML., Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.

Balance & Coordination

“Older tai chi practitioners found to have improved balance confidence.”

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005 Feb;37(2):280-9., Comparison of muscle torque, balance, and confidence in older tai chi and healthy adults., Tsang WW, Hui-Chan CW., Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong (SAR), China.

Arthritis & Pain

Tai Chi improves pain and mobility in adults with rheumatoid arthritis in single-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Med Sport Sci. 2008;52:218-29., Tai Chi improves pain and functional status in adults with rheumatoid arthritis: results of a pilot single-blinded randomized controlled trial., Wang C., Division of Rheumatology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA. cwang2@tufts-nemc.org

Energy and Fibromyalgia

Pilot study of tai chi for fibromyalgia shows improvements in symptom management and health-related quality of life.

Orthop Nurs. 2003 Sep-Oct;22(5):353-60. Effects of T’ai Chi exercise on fibromyalgia symptoms and health-related quality of life. Taggart HM, Arslanian CL, Bae S, Singh K. Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, USA.

Sleep Quality

“…the individuals randomly assigned to take tai chi had significant improvements in sleep quality, sleep-onset latency, sleep duration, sleep efficiency and sleep disturbances.”

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Jun;52(6):892-900., Tai chi and self-rated quality of sleep and daytime sleepiness in older adults: a randomized controlled trial., Li F, Fisher KJ, Harmer P, Irbe D, Tearse RG, Weimer C., Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, Oregon 87403, USA. fuzhongl@ori.org

Balance & Coordination

Long-term tai chi practitioners found to have improved ankle proprioception than long-term runners, or swimmers and improved ankle and knee proprioception than those who were sedentary.

Br J Sports Med. 2004 Feb;38(1):50-4., Effect of tai chi exercise on proprioception of ankle and knee joints in old people., Xu D, Hong Y, Li J, Chan K., Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT.

Stress, Headaches

Study finds tai chi effective at reducing the impact of tension headaches. “The tai chi group showed significant improvements compared to the control group in headache status, pain, energy/fatigue, social functioning, emotional well-being and mental health.”

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2007 Mar;4(1):107-113. Epub 2006 Aug 12., A Randomized Controlled Trial of Tai Chi for Tension Headaches., Abbott RB, Hui KK, Hays RD, Li MD, Pan T., Center for East West Medicine, Department of Medicine and Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA and RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA.

Bone Density

Tai chi beneficial for retarding bone loss in weight-bearing bones in postmenopausal women.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2002 Oct;83(10):1355-9., Regular Tai Chi Chuan exercise may retard bone loss in postmenopausal women: A case-control study., Qin L, Au S, Choy W, Leung P, Neff M, Lee K, Lau M, Woo J, Chan K., Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. lingqin@cuhk.edu.hk

Stress, Depression, Mood

“…Tai Chi significantly increased psychological well-being including reduction of stress and depression, and enhanced mood.”

BMC Complement Altern Med. 2010 May 21;10:23., Tai Chi on psychological well-being: systematic review and meta-analysis., Wang C, Bannuru R, Ramel J, Kupelnick B, Scott T, Schmid CH., Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. cwang2@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

You can find abstracts of these Tai Chi related scientific studies and many, many more sites like www.pubmed.gov

Who Can Do Tai Chi with my Tai Chi DVD set?

Tai Chi is a form of “low impact” movement. It is sometimes even called “moving meditation.” This can be done by virtually anyone no matter their age or current level of fitness.

Seated, Standing

Each Tai Chi DVD in my Movefree Tai Chi DVD Program includes slow demonstration and explanation of every move – both seated and standing. If you have mobility issues, injuries, balance issues, or are recovering, feel free to start with the seated version. Once you are familiar with the moves, you can choose either a seated or standing version of the ‘follow along’ section for daily practice.

Fast or Slow

Each of the moves is based on a few simple ‘stances’ that you will quickly learn at the beginning of each DVD. Once you know the two or three stances that will be used for that DVD, everything else is simple, incremental variation building upon what you have already learned on that DVD.

Each DVD offers two different demonstration sections. The first is a much slower section full of expert explanation from your experienced instructor, John Hine. You will quickly feel comfortable with these moves and no longer need to watch the slower instruction. At that point, you can simply watch the guided ‘Follow Along’ section. The follow along is set to relaxing music, and features John Hine performing the moves for you to follow along at regular speed.

High effort, Low effort

Throughout the instructional DVD your instructor, John Hine, will give you special information to help you scale your movements to fit your particular situation. John has over 30 years experience as a Tai Chi instructor. You will find his style is easy, friendly, and very thorough.

Tai Chi moves can be done for as short or long a duration as you need. When you start out, you may do each move for under one minute. If you are more fit and want more intensity, simply extend your time on each move up to 5 or even 10 minutes per move. It is common Tai Chi practice to start with as little as 15 minutes of total exercise and, if you choose, build up the length of your exercise period.

Easy for anyone – in the privacy of your own home

Attending a Tai Chi Class could cost you over $200/mo, month after month to get this much information and one-on-one instruction.

-and you can enjoy them month after month without the monthly fees you’d pay for a class.

And if you try them and decide it is not for you, return them – no questions asked – for a full refund.

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Our Guarantee

guar-90-d_blue2Try it for up to 90 days. If you don’t feel better and see results, return the DVD for a full refund

We are confident that you will feel the power of Tai Chi after even just the first 15 minutes. We recommend you try it for at least 10 – 15 minutes daily. Write down how you feel before you begin the program. After 30 days, take a look at what you wrote and you will notice the improvements already! See if you feel:

john-movingPlus, we think you will have FUN! Tai Chi is like floating in a peaceful river, or walking a mountain trail in a gentle breeze. It is both relaxing and energizing and is one of the few low impact activities engages your entire body.

Tai Chi is easy. And we want to make it easy for you to try it for yourself. So, try it for 90 days. If you don’t think it is right for you, return it – no questions asked.


Which DVD should you try first?

Core Energy - (seated & standing)

tai chi DVD core energy Features simple, but powerful sequences hand selected by John Hine to enliven your core strength and power.

  • To Regain Energy and Strength
  • To Reduce Stress and Pain
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Pain Relief & Recovery – (seated & standing)

tai chi DVD pain relief and recovery Features simple, but powerful sequences hand selected by John Hine to support recovery and relief.

  • To Relieve Stiffness and Pain
  • To Regain Mobility and Flexibility
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Inner Youth – (standing only)

tai chi DVD Inner Youth Features simple, but powerful sequences hand selected by John Hine to restore a more youthful feeling.

  • To Return to a Youthful Feeling
  • To Reinforce Focus and Clarity
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Get the full set and save $15

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Start Feeling More Energetic, More Relaxed, Stronger and More Youthful in Just 15 min Per Day

I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to share the benefits of Tai Chi with 1000′s of people in my Hine Tai Chi Schools.  I have not only experienced these benefits myself through my own Tai Chi practice, but I have also seen the positive changes in the lives of 100′s and 100′s of my students.

There is no reason for you to continue feeling tired, stiff, or sore!  There is no need to watch your flexibility, balance and alertness slowly diminish over the years.  You don’t have to jog, or weight train to feel energized, flexible and balanced every day.

Tai Chi is the low impact, easy-to-learn alternative that anyone, no matter their age or fitness level, can do on their own, at home. Just pop the DVD into the machine and I will be there to guide you to feeling better without delay.

Give it a try for 90-days.  If you are not satisfied that the routines are making you feel better, return the DVDs – no questions asked.

To your longevity and health!

John Hine

P.S. The best way to discover if Tai Chi will really work for you in your specific situation is to give it a try!  With my ‘no questions’ full refund return policy, you have nothing to lose. Try it for at least 30 – 60 days.  You can keep it for up to 90 days and still get a full refund if you decide it is not right for you.

P.P.S. You will not get these same benefits without spending $100′s of dollars on classes, or physical therapy sessions.  With these DVDs you’ll not only feel better, but you will end up saving $100′s of dollars over the alternative.

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