Objectives

Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is a common mindfulness-based aerobic exercise. However, the evidence on the effects of TCC practice on mindfulness has been controversial. The aim of this study was to explore whether TCC practice with an emphasis on interoceptive awareness could improve mindfulness levels in a healthy adult population.

Methods

Sixty-one healthy adults without mind-body practice experience were divided into the TCC and control groups. Participants in the TCC group received classic Yang-style supervised TCC practice for 8 weeks, whereas those in the control group did not receive any intervention. The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire and Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness were administrated at baseline, the end of week 8, and the end of week 24.

Results

In terms of mindfulness, significant interaction between group and time was found in describing, acting with awareness, nonjudging, and nonreactivity. For interoceptive awareness, there were marginally significant interaction effects of time and group in attention regulation, self-regulation, and trust. TCC practice significantly improved the above-mentioned dimensions of mindfulness and interoceptive awareness. Moreover, we still observed increased describing, acting with awareness, and nonjudging in mindfulness, and trusting in interoceptive awareness for the TCC group at the end of week 24.

Conclusions

This study indicated that 8-week TCC practice with a component of interoceptive awareness could increase mindfulness levels, which could still be observed in the 24th week. These findings are of great significance for health practice and treating emotional disorders utilizing mind-body practice as an alternative and complementary medicine.

中文翻译：

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8周太极拳练习对正念水平的影响

目标

太极拳（TCC）是一种基于正念的有氧运动。但是，有关TCC实践对正念影响的证据一直存在争议。这项研究的目的是探讨强调感知间意识的TCC实践是否可以提高健康成年人群的正念水平。

方法

将61名没有心身练习经验的健康成人分为TCC组和对照组。TCC组的参与者接受了经典的杨式监督TCC练习，为期8周，而对照组则没有接受任何干预。在基线，第8周末和第24周末进行了“五方面正念问卷”和“感知感知的多维评估”。

结果

在正念方面，在描述，采取意识，不判断和不反应时，发现小组和时间之间存在重要的互动。对于感知觉意识，时间和群体在注意力调节，自我调节和信任方面的交互作用微不足道。TCC实践大大改善了上述正念和感知觉意识的维度。此外，我们仍观察到，在第24周结束时，TCC组的描述，有意识地行动，对正念的判断力以及对互感性认知的信任度都有所提高。

结论

这项研究表明，进行了为期8周的TCC练习并具有感知觉意识的成分可以提高正念水平，但在第24周仍可以观察到。这些发现对于健康实践和利用身心实践作为替代和补充药物治疗情绪障碍具有重要意义。