Parky Climbs Mt. Beacon
It’s a gorgeous fall weekend, and my husband and I are going to climb Mt. Beacon, one hour north of us on the Hudson River. There’s room in my backpack […]
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Physical Exercise
Review: The Parkinson’s Playbook, by Robert Smith
Robert Smith, a retired landscaping architect who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006, has just come out with a book that explains how he turned his life around five
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Parkinson’s Sonnet, Year 7
Parkinson’s Sonnet, Year 7 Why am I so tired all the time? I go to bed and get my nightly eight, But all that sleep does not facilitate My feeling
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Climb Ev’ry Mountain
This is Breakneck Ridge, and last weekend my husband and I climbed it. It’s right on the Hudson River, about 40 minutes upstream from our house, and it’s popular with
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Swimming Lake George – 2017
This past weekend I swam a 2.5 kilometer (1.5 mile) open water race in Lake George, New York, to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
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Swimming the Hudson River
Today, with the support of Parky 1, Parky 2 and Parky 3, I swam across the Hudson River from the city of Newburgh to the town of Beacon. Newburgh and
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Biking Fast
A friend, Bill Harwood, just sent me this article about how riding a bicycle can improve your life as a Parkie. The basic facts: – You get the most benefit
Exercise and Anxiety
The New York Times recently recycled an article (“Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious“) that it had published years ago on the relationship between anxiety and exercise – specifically aerobic
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The Athletic Life: One Aspect
Yesterday I entered the Grimaldo’s One Mile Swim Competition, held on the beach at Coney Island. Things did not go as planned. Let’s tell the story chronologically… The alarm clock
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Help Bruce Swim His Way to a Cure for Parkinson’s!
Summer’s here, and the time is right for dancing in the streets…and swimming long distance open water events to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research!
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