Healthy Living
Exercise and Parkinsons
Aside from working with your doctor on an ongoing plan primarily involving medications, one of the most important things you can do is exercise. Many people cite swimming, walking and yoga as favorites. The universal benefits of exercise in helping everyone feel better and improving overall health are well-documented.
Be Active and Beyond
A guide to exercise and wellness for People with Parkinson's Disease
Rock-steady-boxing
The benefits of exercise have been touted as essential to a healthy lifestyle for decades. Running, cross training, yoga, and Pilates have all had their time on the front pages as the answer to a Fitter You. Exercise improves heart health, endurance, strength and flexibility, bone density and even your brain. Exercise is beneficial for young and old alike, and has been proven to be especially beneficial to those with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Exercise-improves-cognition-in-parkinson-disease
It's well known that exercise invigorates both body and mind. Exercise studies in Parkinson's disease (PD) have shown improved mobility and quality of life, and possibly slower rate of disease progression. But what can exercise do for memory and thinking (cognition), which can be affected to different degrees at different points in the course of Parkinson's?
Exercise-for-Parkinsons-Disease- Importance
Movement, slowness, and stiffness can be difficult when you live with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Slowness in particular can make you feel weak and is very unsatisfying. Adding regular exercise may improve your overall mobility and quality of life.
Benefits of Walking for People living with PD
Walking is an excellent exercise for people with Parkinson’s Disease. First and foremost, it gets you outside and in the community! Walking can also be a great group activity to do with friends and family, or maybe it is just an opportunity to get outside and get some fresh air.
APDA: Aquatic Exercise
Exercise will not reverse the symptoms of PD, but it can enhance quality of life and maintain functional independence for a longer period of time. The goal of aquatic exercise is to rekindle a desire to be proactive with the disease and foster a healthy and active lifestyle. The exercise program should focus on maintenance and, when possible, improvement of joint flexibility, muscular strength and endurance as well as cardio-respiratory (aerobic) ability.
Mind-Body Exercise: Yoga & Mindfulness with PD
The mind-body connection recognizes that emotional, mental, and behavioral factors can directly affect our health, and mind-body techniques can improve quality of life and may help reduce symptoms of disease. The mind-body connection does not imply that the mind is the cause of diseases like PD, but researchers have found that mind-body techniques such as mindfulness and meditation can have benefits, such as reducing stress and improving mood.
Yoga For Parkinsons's- What-the-research-says
Yoga continues to rise in popularity and is cited as a favorite non-medical therapy by many living with Parkinson's disease. Getting started can seem challenging but yoga is an adaptable practice, with both functional and psychosocial benefits, that can be suited to a variety of abilities.
Go4life
Go4Life, an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, is designed to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life.
Good Nutrition and Parkinsons
This booklet is intended to introduce to patients and caregivers helpful nutrition information relevant to Parkinson’s disease. Further information can be obtained from your doctor or dietitian.
Parkinson's Disease: Nutrition Matters
PD impacts many aspects of health. It can slow the gastrointestinal tract, causing constipation, slowed stomach emptying, and swallowing problems; it can lead to loss of the sense of smell, and of taste. Medications used to treat PD can cause nausea and appetite loss. And, one of the most important medications, levodopa, must compete with protein for absorption from the small intestine. People with PD are at increased risk for malnutrition; yet, with attention to diet, you will feel better, ward off nutrition-related diseases, and prevent hospitalization.
Videos: Balance exercises-parkinson-disease
Maintaining balance can come as a challenge for people suffering from Parkinson's Disease. In this video, our physiotherapist shares some exercises you can do to improve your balance.
Feed your brain diet for Parkinson's
Have you gone to five different websites that have five different messages abou tone single vitamin/herb/berry/food? Could you figure out what was hype and what you could trust? Almost every day I get questions from people with PD who have had this same experience. They are frustrated, disappointed, and don’t know where to turn next.
Nutrition is vitally important for those with PD, and the Internet is flooded with misinformation. I have worked with people who have PD, published a research study on nutrition and PD, and have written and spoken on the topic. I want to provide realistic, valid, practical information that you can use on a day-to-day basis in your life. Information you don’t always receive from doctors or other health professionals. Information you can trust.
Aside from working with your doctor on an ongoing plan primarily involving medications, one of the most important things you can do is exercise. Many people cite swimming, walking and yoga as favorites. The universal benefits of exercise in helping everyone feel better and improving overall health are well-documented.
Be Active and Beyond
A guide to exercise and wellness for People with Parkinson's Disease
Rock-steady-boxing
The benefits of exercise have been touted as essential to a healthy lifestyle for decades. Running, cross training, yoga, and Pilates have all had their time on the front pages as the answer to a Fitter You. Exercise improves heart health, endurance, strength and flexibility, bone density and even your brain. Exercise is beneficial for young and old alike, and has been proven to be especially beneficial to those with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Exercise-improves-cognition-in-parkinson-disease
It's well known that exercise invigorates both body and mind. Exercise studies in Parkinson's disease (PD) have shown improved mobility and quality of life, and possibly slower rate of disease progression. But what can exercise do for memory and thinking (cognition), which can be affected to different degrees at different points in the course of Parkinson's?
Exercise-for-Parkinsons-Disease- Importance
Movement, slowness, and stiffness can be difficult when you live with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Slowness in particular can make you feel weak and is very unsatisfying. Adding regular exercise may improve your overall mobility and quality of life.
Benefits of Walking for People living with PD
Walking is an excellent exercise for people with Parkinson’s Disease. First and foremost, it gets you outside and in the community! Walking can also be a great group activity to do with friends and family, or maybe it is just an opportunity to get outside and get some fresh air.
APDA: Aquatic Exercise
Exercise will not reverse the symptoms of PD, but it can enhance quality of life and maintain functional independence for a longer period of time. The goal of aquatic exercise is to rekindle a desire to be proactive with the disease and foster a healthy and active lifestyle. The exercise program should focus on maintenance and, when possible, improvement of joint flexibility, muscular strength and endurance as well as cardio-respiratory (aerobic) ability.
Mind-Body Exercise: Yoga & Mindfulness with PD
The mind-body connection recognizes that emotional, mental, and behavioral factors can directly affect our health, and mind-body techniques can improve quality of life and may help reduce symptoms of disease. The mind-body connection does not imply that the mind is the cause of diseases like PD, but researchers have found that mind-body techniques such as mindfulness and meditation can have benefits, such as reducing stress and improving mood.
Yoga For Parkinsons's- What-the-research-says
Yoga continues to rise in popularity and is cited as a favorite non-medical therapy by many living with Parkinson's disease. Getting started can seem challenging but yoga is an adaptable practice, with both functional and psychosocial benefits, that can be suited to a variety of abilities.
Go4life
Go4Life, an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at NIH, is designed to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life.
Good Nutrition and Parkinsons
This booklet is intended to introduce to patients and caregivers helpful nutrition information relevant to Parkinson’s disease. Further information can be obtained from your doctor or dietitian.
Parkinson's Disease: Nutrition Matters
PD impacts many aspects of health. It can slow the gastrointestinal tract, causing constipation, slowed stomach emptying, and swallowing problems; it can lead to loss of the sense of smell, and of taste. Medications used to treat PD can cause nausea and appetite loss. And, one of the most important medications, levodopa, must compete with protein for absorption from the small intestine. People with PD are at increased risk for malnutrition; yet, with attention to diet, you will feel better, ward off nutrition-related diseases, and prevent hospitalization.
Videos: Balance exercises-parkinson-disease
Maintaining balance can come as a challenge for people suffering from Parkinson's Disease. In this video, our physiotherapist shares some exercises you can do to improve your balance.
Feed your brain diet for Parkinson's
Have you gone to five different websites that have five different messages abou tone single vitamin/herb/berry/food? Could you figure out what was hype and what you could trust? Almost every day I get questions from people with PD who have had this same experience. They are frustrated, disappointed, and don’t know where to turn next.
Nutrition is vitally important for those with PD, and the Internet is flooded with misinformation. I have worked with people who have PD, published a research study on nutrition and PD, and have written and spoken on the topic. I want to provide realistic, valid, practical information that you can use on a day-to-day basis in your life. Information you don’t always receive from doctors or other health professionals. Information you can trust.