Aloha snake,
Nope.
The tai chi recomendation is to ballance the passive with more movement and exercise for the body. Chunyi actually practices a very active, sort of "tai chi kung fu" for this.
The physical active exercises in level one are more specific to healing, you'd continue with those if your need to work through some ilnesses or pain. You'll find Chunyi using them to prelude a morning meditation in a level III and IV retreat as well. They are simple, but very powerful.
If you've made a difference in your physical issues or ilness, you'll want to start looking to something more physical to ballance and strengthen the cardiovascular part of your system. Tai chi, depending on its form is a way to work toward that. Of course, so is swimming, walking, broomball, etc.
Much Love, Shawn
