Rock Steady Boxing is a non-contact program that works on Parkinson's specific things like balance, agility, motor skills, flexibility and strength. Everything Parkinson's patients have lost. "One of ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Most boxers at San Francisco's Polk Street Gym are training to fight an opponent in the ring, but a few are training to fight an opponent in their own bodies. Here, boxing coach ...
CHICAGO — For years, researchers have documented the therapeutic benefits of exercise for patients with neurological and movement disorders. Now, a pilot study shows that boxing may ease the symptoms ...
Boxing might be best known for uppercuts and knockout punches, but in one Tulsa gym, it’s also a way to build strength, boost mental health, and create community, especially for people living with ...
Steve Samuels of Saugerties is one of a number of local residents afflicted with Parkinson’s who has discovered that working ...
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - Just south of the Michigan state line in a State Road 933 storefront, a group workout got underway Thursday night. The members of this enthusiastic group identify as ...
Bill Plaschke, thank you for your very informative column about Parkinson’s disease and your boxing exercise program. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about five years ago and joined Rock Steady ...
Kerry Huntington counts out loud each punch she hurls at the speed bag in front of her, keeping her eyes trained on the moving target as it whips back at her face. Before it can hit her, she throws ...
GREENFIELD — Taking boxing classes and shooting hoops with friends are the best forms of medicine for Bill McCleery, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s around his 50th birthday. The Greenfield man ...
WPTV's Todd Wilson speaks with Marty Weiss who shares how he worked with former boxer and MMA fighter Kendrick Miree to start a boxing class PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — April is Parkinson's awareness ...
According to a recent study called the Parkinson's Outcomes Project, individuals with Parkinson's who begin exercising for at least 2.5 hours a week earlier in the disease cycle see a slower decline ...