Table 4.
Self-reported driving habits, Tai Chi exercise, and non-Tai Chi physical activity habits (n = 58).
| Habits | Valuesc |
|---|---|
| Driving habits | |
| Days driving per week | 2–7 (6.17 ± 1.20) |
| Trips per day | 1–5 (1.80 ± 0.88) |
| AAA Drivers 65 Plus: self-report | |
| Safe | 27 (47) |
| Caution | 29 (50) |
| Unsafe | 2 (3) |
| One or more collisions in past 2 years | 11 (19) |
| Tai Chi exercise habits | |
| Tai Chi practice | |
| 3 months to <12 months | 7 (12) |
| 1 year to 3 years | 20 (35) |
| >3 years | 31 (53) |
| Tai Chi stylea | |
| Chen | 5 (9) |
| Sun/Sun for Arthritis | 23 (40) |
| Yang | 24 (41) |
| Did not know style | 19 (33) |
| Practice amount (days/week) | |
| Alone | |
| 0 | 17 (29) |
| 1–2 | 20 (35) |
| ≥3 | 21 (36) |
| Group | |
| ≤2 | 44 (76) |
| 3–4 | 11 (19) |
| 5–6 | 3 (5) |
| Practice duration (min) | |
| Alone | |
| <15 | 31 (53) |
| 15–30 | 20 (35) |
| >30 | 7 (12) |
| Group | |
| 30–45 | 5 (9) |
| 46–60 | 46 (79) |
| >60 | 7 (12) |
| Tai Chi exertionb | |
| Heart beats faster/can talk or sing | 50 (86) |
| Heart beats faster/could talk but not sing | 6 (10) |
| Non-Tai Chi physical activity habits (RAPA categories) | |
| Sedentary and Underactive (RAPA categories 1–2) | 0 (0) |
| Underactive (regular–light and regular) (RAPA categories 3–5) | 28 (48) |
| Active (moderate and vigorous) (RAPA categories 6–7) | 30 (52) |
| Strength and flexibility habits (RAPA) | |
| Neither strength nor flexibility activities | 7 (12) |
| Strengthening activities only | 3 (5) |
| Flexibility activities only | 15 (26) |
| Both strengthening and flexibility activities | 33 (57) |
Abbreviation: RAPA = rapid assessment of physical activity.
a
Some participants reported more than 1 Tai Chi style.
b
Two participants stated their heart rates decreased (not an answer option).
c
Values are presented as n (%), except range (mean ± SD) for Days driving per week and Trips per day.