Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part B (2025)

Objectives: Tai Chi, a mind-body exercise, has the potential to improve cardiovascular status, psychological well-being, and quality of life. We aim to assess the effects of Tai Chi on these realms.
Data sources and methods: the database PubMed was searched for systematic reviews of Randomized Controlled Trials focused on the therapeutic effects in the realms of cardiovascular and psychological well-being.
Results: Thirty systematic reviews were considered, thirteen focused on the cardiovascular area and fourteen on mental health. All the reviews assessed the strength of the results and the quality of the evidence. 
Conclusions: There is substantial evidence that Tai Chi improves physical aspects, cardiovascular-specific aspects and mental health aspects in people with cardiovascular disease or with its risk factors, like hypertension. Tai Chi also improves mental health in elderly subjects, with or without dementia or depression. Its usefulness for mental health improvements was also proved for health care workers, adolescents, people with physical mobility impairment and the general population suffering from depression.