Swimming Swimmingly
Parky accompanied me this morning to the New York City Parks Masters Swim Meet at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center. With Parky cheering me on, I won a first […]
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Physical Exercise
Exercise: What’s Best for Your Brain?
All right, this allows me the opportunity to upload “labeled for noncommercial reuse” photos of sexy younger guys working out. But in fact, the NY Times recently published an article titled
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Local Guy (Me!) Goes Big Time!
The NY Times published an article and photo spread about the Hudson River town I live in. The photo spread includes the following shot of yours truly swimming laps in
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Young Onset Parkie in the News
The NY Times just wrote about Billy Kennedy, basketball coach for Texas A&M. The article begins with Billy learning he has Young Onset Parkinson’s, then describes his initial foray into the
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It’s What You Do in the Dark…
…that puts you in the light. Sigh… This great ad starring Michael Phelps inspires all of us to work out regularly, religiously, relentlessly.
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Rock On, Rock Steady! Fountain of Youth!
Frequent Parking Suns viewer and comment writer Bev emailed me that she took a Rock Steady boxing class for people with Parkinson’s and felt great afterwards. She wrote: I went
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Parky Tours Encinitas
Today Parky took a walking tour of beautiful Encinitas, California, just up the coast from San Diego. Many homes are on a high cliff overlooking the Pacific. The view is
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Parky Savors Surf, Sand and Sun!
On Parky’s first day in southern California, we visited the beautiful Black’s Beach in La Jolla. Why’s it called “Black’s Beach”? Perhaps because that’s the sand’s color! To get there,
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Parky Puts Parkinson’s in its Place
Here’s yet another great article, this time from the Voice of America, showing how Parkies can do a lot to slow the progression of the disease by exercising. Video included.
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Again with the Aerobic Exercise…
Once again, we have a news article that discusses many of the reasons why Parkies should work out aerobically (and intensely). Click here for this update from the Sioux City
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