Qigong ("chee gong") is a Chinese martial art, less well known than Tai Chi, but very effective for overall health and the cultivation of Qi (life force):

"Yoga may have the 'sexier' image as far fashionable health practices go, but according to Qigong teacher and author John Du Cane, the ancient Chinese art of Qigong offers baby boomers a wider and deeper range of techniques to fend off the ravages of aging.

The ancient Chinese art of Qigong has helped millions restore their energy, recover from illness and enhance their vitality. Like its Indian counterpart, Yoga, Qigong promotes flexibility, strength and general well being. But, according to Qigong expert John Du Cane, Qigong's greater breadth and depth of health techniques offers baby boomers a better chance to fend off the ravages of aging.

"In the United States right now, Yoga has become a "sexy" health practice -- with its eye-catching postures and emphasis on physical stretching. Qigong has less obvious "sex appeal", because its postures are generally less flamboyant and many of its practices more subtle in their applications" says Qigong author and teacher John Du Cane.

"Yet, after thirty years of personal experience and research, I have yet to find a practice that more completely offers me a way to protect and enhance my life systems, than qigong" Du Cane continues."