Grant’s Army is a program for Parkinson’s professionals.
After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in her early 30s, Jennifer Parkinson embraced kickboxing as a way to tame her symptoms. Now, she’s helping others fight PD through her nonprofit organization, Neuroboxing. Jennifer Parkinson was [...]
After a particularly tough year, retired Seattle firefighter Mick Fish was looking for a way to mitigate his Parkinson’s symptoms while coping with grief. Mick Fish usually does his workout classes at the Seattle-based Parkinson’s [...]
Countless studies have found that exercise is effective when it comes to mitigating Parkinson’s symptoms, but what about diet? Research on this topic offers fascinating, but mixed, results. We know that a healthy lifestyle is [...]
Functional training helps people with Parkinson's move better. As an exercise professional, you know the different types of activities that can help improve movement and function. Taking the time to educate your clients with Parkinson's [...]
Switching his fitness routine to more exercises for Parkinson's not only helped this former marathon runner improve his balance and gait, he happened to make some new friends in the process. It’s wintertime in Grayslake, [...]
Sticking to a healthy diet and fitness routine to help mitigate symptoms isn’t just common sense – there is scientific evidence showing why exercise is the best medicine for Parkinson’s disease. We scoured the most [...]
