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 […]
Physical Exercise
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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Rock Steady: Power Boxing for Parkies
Today’s Washington Post has a great article on Rock Steady, the boxing program for people with Parkinson’s disease. Again and again, Rock Steady delivers a one-two knockout punch to the
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Dance – Live! – with Mark Morris!
I guess you can pronounce “Live!” in my title above however you wish… The famous Mark Morris Dance Group teaches online dance classes for people with Parkinson’s. Click here and find out when
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Pushing 50 – Plus!
As I’ve posted before, a colleague at work who is also a veteran challenged me to do 22 push-ups over 22 days, to raise awareness that every day, 22 U.S.
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Pushing 50!
It’s Day 8 of my #22kill #22pushups initiative, calling attention to the fact that every day in the United States, 22 military veterans commit suicide. Click here for my earlier
Pushing Up!
Andy Dousis, one of the many fabulous people at my charter school, challenged me to do 22 push-ups every day for 22 days. Why? To raise awareness that every day
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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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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