Refined Moves

01/11/2025

Why I never stop on the first Tuesday in November. The Melbourne Cup ritual in Australia is shameful. Horse racing is not sport. It is a cruel pastime for the wealthy.

For years, the racing industry has been quietly removing falls and deaths from its replays. Now, industry insiders are speaking out.

30/10/2025

I am often told I can’t come to that class, it would be better if you had it in my town or at this time as it would be more convenient. Convenience is not it is all it is cracked up to be. It can be life limiting.
Stretch yourself and be happy.
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Humans have an evolutionary bias toward seeking convenience, experts say. But what happens when the desire for convenience becomes a dominant social and economic expectation? Future Tense explores the hidden costs of convenience for the environment and the economy. Making things too easy can in fact...

24/10/2025

The only problem about conferences is you have to sit still a lot and you drink lots of coffee. I wouldn’t survive without my daily Tai Chi. Today I started my day with Lohan Qigong, fast form and 108 Yang form in the parklands beside Adelaide Oval. Now I am charged up and ready for the final day of the conference.
Classes back as usual from Monday. 🤓😊

24/10/2025

Another great day of learning, growing and having scientific truths reinforced at the APA scientific Conference in Adelaide. With each scientific congress I have recently attended it has become increasingly apparent that you cannot go to a lecture by a world expert on the various topics of healthy aging, falls prevention, maintaining cognitive function, preventing dementia , managing Parkinson’s Disease, falls rehabilitation, managing osteoporosis or managing arthritis and not hear the phrase “Tai Chi is highly recommended” in the take away treatment/management message.
I am going to have to start more classes when I return to the highlands…
In the meanwhile classes back on in Mittagong, Bowral and Bundanoon from next Monday.
www.refinedmoves.com for details
Anthony 😊🙏

23/10/2025

I was just in a presentation by a world leading falls prevention researcher at the 2025 Australian Physiotherapy Scientific Conference. She was presenting research looking at the relationship between brain function, exercise and falls prevention and guess what the standout form of exercise in terms of efficacy was? Tai Chi.
It’s not a surprise. Tai Chi is the best falls prevention exercise that exists because it exercises mind and body concurrently and develops mind/body connection and balance.
My regular classes at Mittagong, Bowral and Bundanoon are back on in the highlands from Monday 27th October when I get back from this conference.
See www.refinedmoves.com for details/to register and help yourself by reducing your falls risk whilst maintaining brain and rest of body health.
Anthony😊🙏

22/10/2025

No Tai Chi classes or physio sessions these next few days. I am in Adelaide refining my moves,skill and knowledge with the best physios in Australia at the Australian Physiotherapy Association Scientific Conference.
Back to the Highlands and the usual wonderful routine on Monday.
Keep well and be happy.
Anthony.

16/10/2025

Lots and lots of people loved this photo, so I am reposting it.
Thank you all for your kind comments.
But....
Real life leaves any photo for dead.
Do yourself a favour this Saturday. Please put your computer/phone away, get up and get moving, give the antisocial media opioid a break. Come to Lake Alexandra and try Tai Chi! See how beautiful REAL life is with real sunshine, real ducks and ducklings waddling around your feet and share the Tai Chi experience with real people. Become alive with real sunshine and a real breeze on your face.
Tai Chi is about really experiencing the beautiful, simple little things in life. Learn it, and you really become a human being instead of a human watching and scrolling.
See www.refinedmoves.com for more details.
Anthony😊

09/10/2025

Tai Chi by Lake Alexandra on a Spring morning is simply wonderful. Come along and learn about flow, focus and balance. Become stronger as you become more relaxed. Beginners welcome. This Saturday morning can be the morning your life changes for the better. See www.refinedmoves.com for details.
Anthony. 😊

28/09/2025

Many of us navigate all of life’s situations using just one tool. Do you tend to treat everything, every problem and every person in your life like a nail? If so come and learn a different and better way at Tai Chi. Make your life better while you get healthier, prevent injury by improving your balance and become a happier version of yourself. Classes at Mittagong, Bowral and Bundanoon. See www.refinedmoves.com for more details.
Anthony. 😊

18/09/2025

Help our troubled world. Become a better person. Peace starts inside yourself. Learn Tai Chi.
Class tomorrow morning by Lake Alexandra 9am. Beginners welcome. See www.refinedmoves.com
Anthony 🙏

09/09/2025

As a physio who understands the body, injury, disease process, healing and rehab and who has studied martial arts all my life (2 jujutsu black belts, wing Chun red sash(black belt) and expertise in aikijutsu and martial arts weapons ) I keep saying this. On a minute by minute, dollar by dollar comparison. Nothing comes close to Tai Chi in terms of benefits for healthy aging. Note, I am not saying for the aged but for aging. We are all aging regardless of our age. Set yourself up for healthy aging or improve how you are aging with Tai Chi. Classes at Bowral, Mittagong and Bundanoon. See refinedmoves.com for more details.
Anthony😊

If you think long walks or slow jogs are the go-to fitness solutions for folks over 60, think again. According to research from Harvard Medical School, the

07/09/2025

We are all capable of the important little things that make life better. Don’t just go to work this week. Make life better by tending to little things with love and compassion. 🙏

I had cancer and I was alone in hospital when it all suddenly hit me. I have never needed a hug more in my life