The Team Fox Athletic Life
Here’s a selfie with me, Kari and Nicole (two of New York’s Nicest) at a bar packed with athletes on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, shortly after we ran a 5 […]
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Physical Exercise
Word of the Day: Hypoxia
First, the Wiktionary definition: hypoxia (plural hypoxias) (pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen Second, two views: 1. According to this article
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Related News from the Alzheimer’s Front
First: To defend yourself against dementia, whether it’s related to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, or something else, kick butt. That is, do aerobic exercise (running, hyper-fast disco dancing, cycling, sweating on an elliptical
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Take a Walk
Here are three links for the PD crowd. All report on the benefits of taking a walk. 1. The Michael J. Fox Foundation blog reports that people who take nature walks end
More! More! More!
Watch, then read. 1. Watch: Quote from video: [Parkinson’s disease] doesn’t have to be negative. 2. Read: Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease: What’s New? Quote from reading: NPF’s Parkinson’s Outcomes
PD Dance Doc
The movie “Capturing Grace” documents a joint project between the internationally famous Mark Morris Dance Company and the Brooklyn Parkinson Group. In the flick, professional dancers and
Parkinson’s On The Run
Here’s another inspirational story of a guy with PD who runs seven days a week for a total of 40 miles. He also runs up mountains. And enters marathons. His
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In the Swim Again
The photo shows me (on the left) when I placed in my age group in one of the many open water swim races I competed in in the Hudson River
How Am I Doing?
Howdy, folks! As the next post on this blog will mark 100 posts since I started the website in mid-February, I thought I’d pull back a little and ask: How
Yetta Nother …
Yet another authority encourages people with Parkinson’s disease to exercise as a way to slow PD’s progression. Johns Hopkins’ website has a short article titled “Living with Parkinson’s: 5 Ways