Hello Everyone,

Want to learn what (I think) is the #1 exercise you should be doing every day to maintain your independence? We don’t want PD to keep you from enjoying your family, friends, and travel. You must “Train to Maintain,” but we also want you to IMPROVE. We can help you with all your Parkinson’s symptoms, including brain neuroplasticity, in one place!!!

Side bending or listing to the side is a common symptom with Parkinson’s. The muscles pull the body to one side, making it hard to walk, sit, drive, breathe, and exercise. This can cause back aches and balance issues. In my boxing classes and Posture School series, we learn how to counteract the compressed side bend by tilting up and over in the opposite direction. You need to give your ribs room to open up. Breathing deeply and intentionally driving that breath to the compressed side will help. It’s important to practice these movements multiple times a day to fight Parkinson’s twisting your connective tissue and bones.

People often ask me what they can do about their stooped posture due to Parkinson’s. I used a mental concept from a deadlift exercise to engage your upper back muscles.

The pool noodle is great because there are so many uses for it, especially a noodle cut in half.

We have a few basic movement rules at the Rebel Fit Club, one being that you don’t use your legs to get yourself up from a lying position. Many people have never learned how to safely get up from lying down. The default is to use your legs as giant levers and heave yourself up with force. You might not think you’re hurting your back, but every time you do this, it’s like a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off.