IT was the perfect weather for trying some gentle exercise.

As Birmingham Botanical Gardens, in Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, was bathed in lovely weekend sunshine, dozens of people decided to have a go at the not too strenuous Chinese martial art of Tai Chi.

The main lawn at the botanical gardens was given over to the global celebration of World Tai Chi & Qigong Day.

The hour-long demonstration, which took place simultaneously across the world, was organised to highlight the benefits, including health, of the ancient arts.