Tai Chi for Patients With Essential Hypertension

Inclusion Criteria: 1. participants aged between 45 to 80 years; 2. participants diagnosed with mild to moderate hypertension, and meet the diagnostic criteria of mild to moderate hypertension according to 2018 Chinese guidelines for the management of hypertension (140≤SBP≤169 and/or 90≤DBP≤109); 3. participants with or without antihypertensive medication; 4. participants with no regular exercise in the past 3 months; 5. participants willing to comply with the study protocol; 6. participants willing to sign informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. participants diagnosed with secondary hypertension or refractory hypertension; 2. participants with severe medical visceral condition and chronic diseases, such as diabetes, epilepsy, severe depression or anxiety, psychosis; 3. participants with severe bone and joint diseases or motor dysfunction limit ability to participant exercise; 4. participants with severe cognitive decline (Mini-Mental State Examination score, ≤ 20) 5. participants with weak muscle, poor balance or limited vision that would impede full participation in the study; 6. patients participate in other clinical trials at the same time.