CON group (N=30) TC group (N=30) Pre Post Pre Post Age (yr) Body Weight (kg) Height (cm) BMI (kg/m2) Body Fat (%) 55 ± 2.74 62.14 ± 12.77 165.28 ± 1.95 23.96 ± 0.87 28.82 ± 7.61 - 62.33 ± 11.86 165.42 ± 1.87 23.34 ± 0.93 28.72 ± 6.34 54 ± 3.54 64.41 ± 10.09 164.33 ± 2.09 24.19 ± 0.79 29.07 ± 6.33 - 63.93 ± 11.26 164.97 ± 1.77 23.99 ± 0.68 29.02 ± 5.69

Table 1: Characteristics of all subjects in both CON and TC groups before and after 6 months of TC exercise training. CON group: control group; TC group: Tai Chi exercise group; Pre: pre-exercise program; Post: 6-month after exercise program; BMI: body mass index.