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To determine the impact of lifestyle on functional capacity, comparing the impact of continued long-life practice. 113 individuals (\u00b171.53 years old): (a) PTC (n = 27); senior competitors, life-long training; (b) TC (n = 27); \u00b14 years; (c) Keep-Fit (KF n = 36); \u00b14 years; and the control group (d) sedentary individuals (SI n = 23). Five tests from the Senior Fitness Test (SFT) were used to assess the physical condition. The TC group showed significantly better results than the KF group: 30-s chair stand (23.22 \u00b1 3.08 * rep vs. 17.17 \u00b1 2.96 rep), chair sit-and-reach (2.19 \u00b1 4.85 * cm vs. \u22121.93 \u00b1 5.46 cm) and back scratch (1.02 \u00b1 4.46 * cm vs. \u22122.43 \u00b1 5.78 cm). The TCP group showed better results than the TC group: 30-s chair stand (27.70 \u00b1 4.98 * rep vs. 23.22 \u00b1 3.08 rep), 30-s arm curl (30.22 \u00b1 4.36 * rep vs. 23.48 \u00b1 3.42 rep), chair sit-and-reach (13.07 \u00b1 4.00 * cm vs. 2.19 \u00b1 4.85 cm) and back scratch (5.48 \u00b1 3.51 * cm vs. 1.02 \u00b1 4.46 cm). Among the different activities analysed, TC showed better results in SFT tests; in particular considering the long-life training of this martial art.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19042178","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,15]],"date-time":"2022-02-15T22:43:22Z","timestamp":1644965002000},"page":"2178","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Functional Capacity of Tai Chi-Practicing Elderly People"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6633-616X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alba","family":"Ni\u00f1o","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of Leon, 24071 Leon, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6640-4521","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9 Gerardo","family":"Villa-Vicente","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of Leon, 24071 Leon, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3725-9457","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pilar","family":"S. 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