Exercise, Exercise, Exercise!

This year while at the beach we have really stepped up the exercise routine. In addition to the Dance for PD classes and the Let Your Yoga Dance class, Mara has been attending a Yoga Fundamentals class and a Senior Fitness class while I am spinning away in my Pedaling for Parkinson’s class! After meeting with a fitness instructor at the gym, we are also doing strength training for an hour 2-3 days a week and cardio on the bike or treadmill the other days and still try to fit in a walk on the beach most days. About now…

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Stay Injury Free While Combating Parkinson’s Disease

I just posted this on our East Tennessee Support Group website and thought I would also post it here. This excellent article is from the PD Gladiators™ website and is posted here with their permission. PD Gladiators™ is a nonprofit organization devoted to combating Parkinson’s disease with vigorous exercise. They are based in Atlanta and provide over 40 weekly exercise classes for PD patients in the Atlanta area. For more information, please visit their website by clicking here. Stay Injury Free While Combating Parkinson’s Disease Posting for Dr. Hackney this month is Maggie Coslett a doctoral candidate at Emory University…

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