Chilling out with tai chi

Martial arts instructor Graham Ratcliffe leads an open-air tai chi session in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, to encourage more city residents to get involved in a programme of exercise being run by leisure workers.

Sheffield Council said it had seen a massive interest in taking up martial arts such as tai chi in recent months and plans to run classes at indoor as well as outdoor venues.

The classes are being run by workers from the council’s sports and leisure department Activity Sheffield which says its goal is to “lead the city to a more active, healthier and sporting future”. For more details on tai chi and other classes run by Activity Sheffield, call 0114 273 4266 or email [email protected]

Picture: Chris Lawton.