Pedal for Parkinson’s
Here’s a video and short article about spin bike classes for Parkies. We should all be doing this! Chief excerpt: “Your motor capabilities are improved, your mental attitude is improved, […]
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Physical Exercise
Hot Off the (Bench) Press: Lighter Weights Just As Good
According to the NY Times, you don’t have to use extremely heavy weights at the gym to get good results. You can use lighter, more comfortable weights. Just up the number
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Greenwich 1 Mile Open Water Swim
I swam the Greenwich, Connecticut, one mile open water swim today, to raise funds for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Parky the Raccoon, official World Parkinson Congress mascot, cheered me
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Let’s Move to New Jersey!
Central New Jersey has a well-rounded program for people with Parkinson’s. It includes: physical therapy occupational therapy speech and voice therapy athletic training groups sessions in “stretching and strengthening, a
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Help Support Parkinson’s Disease Research!
Dear Friend of “Parking Suns”: Please support me as I enter three long distance, open water swim competitions this summer to raise money for, and awareness of, dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. All donations
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Harry McMurtry: New Addition to the Parkinson Pantheon!
Harry McMurtry has had Parkinson’s disease since 2005, but that hasn’t stopped him from walking all the way from New York City to his hometown in Toronto, Canada. He’s walking
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Strange Brew
This post is titled “Strange Brew” (a terrific classic rock number by Cream) because for the past three weeks I’ve had a cold/lung infection and couldn’t exercise, which resulted in
Suddenly Saliva
I haven’t exercised for about two weeks because of a nasty cold that settled in my lungs and lurked there for like forever. I tried going to the gym two
Um…Did Someone Say “Exercise”?
Here’s another 1st person account of a Parkie who finds that exercise is not optional if you want to remain relatively symptom-free. Jerry Yarov lives in (near?) Columbus, Ohio, and
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Welcome to the Parkinson Pantheon!
I’ve decided to create yet another category for this Parking Suns blog site: the Parkinson Pantheon. It will feature stories and news items about Parkies who are pushing the boundaries
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