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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…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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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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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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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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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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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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Here’s a great exercise video for all fitness levels. It shows what you can do at home when you can’t get to the gym.
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In August I blogged about research that found that it’s better to sleep on your side than on your back or stomach, because it enables the body to more easily
Last weekend, Parky, the official mascot of the World Parkinson Congress, sat on the swimming pool deck at John Jay College in Manhattan, while his friend with Parkinson’s, Bruce Ballard,