How the practice library works

Every movement guide here comes from the Tai Chi app: the same demonstration video, the same steps, and practice numbers counted from the workouts people do in the app.

Where the information comes from

  1. The movements of the app

    Each guide uses the video, the steps, the time and the alternatives the app has for that movement. Standing movements come from the app’s Tai Chi workouts, seated ones from Chair Tai Chi.

  2. The workout log

    When someone finishes or leaves a workout, the app saves which movements it had and which of them they completed. From August 18, 2026 to October 15, 2026, people completed 456,095 movements.

  3. The numbers on each page

    We count those records for every movement: how many times it was practiced and where that puts it among all movements. Only the totals are published.

Most practiced movements

Times each movement was completed in the app, from August 18, 2026 to October 15, 2026.

Most practiced movements
  1. Wide Stance Twist with Arm Swing26,095
  2. One Leg Balance9,850
  3. Easy Punch Flow7,244
  4. Standing Core Reach7,027
  5. Grounded Twist Flow6,557
  6. Floating Cloud Hands6,223
  7. Core Drive6,173
  8. Wide Stance Hip Circles6,143
  9. Centered Ball Hold6,078
  10. Forward Bend Stretch5,883
  1. Light Thigh Taps5,670
  2. Seated Spinal Twist Right2,756
  3. Seated Spinal Twist Left2,752
  4. Seated Cross-Body Knee to Elbow2,690
  5. Straight Leg Reach2,492
  6. Upward And Forward Press2,439
  7. Forward Punching2,302
  8. Seated Knee Lift2,150
  9. Seated Side Bend2,099
  10. Seated Palm Raise With Leg Lift2,064

Questions about the numbers

What does “Times practiced” mean?

How many times people completed the movement in workouts in the app. A movement counts once its timer runs out or the person moves on to the next one, even if they leave the workout later. Movements they never reached do not count.

How is the popularity rank calculated?

All 142 movements are sorted by times practiced, and the most practiced one is #1. When two have the same count, the one more people did comes first.

Does a higher rank mean a better movement?

No. Popularity shows how often a movement is done, not how good it is for you. Movements from the first days of the 30-day plans are practiced most, because more people do the first days, and fewer people practice seated movements than standing ones. Choose by your position, focus zones and difficulty.

How is difficulty set?

Each movement has a difficulty score from 1 to 5 in the app’s content: the higher the score, the more demanding the movement. Where the source had no reliable score, we estimated it from the movement’s description.

What is clarity?

How clearly the steps and the demonstration specify the movement, from 1 to 5. The higher the score, the clearer the movement is to follow.

Where do the alternatives come from?

They are the app’s Coach recommendation for the movement: the replacements it lists first when you tap Replace exercise during a workout.

How is the time worked out?

A movement’s time is its length in the app. A session’s time is an estimate: 30 seconds of movement plus 15 seconds of preparation for each movement. Pauses and your app settings change it.

How often are the numbers updated?

We recount them from the app’s workout log from time to time. Every page shows the same period, now from August 18, 2026 to October 15, 2026.

Is anyone’s workout data published?

No. The pages show only totals for each movement. No names, accounts or individual workouts are published.