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Category: Parkinsons

I Teach Parkinson’s Exercise… What’s Your Super Power?

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Meet Super Hero Jan Beyer

I recently gave a talk about Parkinson’s exercise programming and how our classes are designed with great, up-to-date research that drives every class. I also spoke about how we hire the best and most Parkinson’s-experienced coaches who use hands-on instruction with our fighters. Because our coaches are the best, I thought it would be great to introduce you to these super heroes! I want you to know why I selected them and the special gift that each of them bring to our amazing team.

If you read Jan’s bio you can clearly see why she is so good coaching our Rock Steady Boxing: SW Washington Classes. Jan has a Master’s degree in Health Education and 2 Bachelor degrees; one in Physical Education and the other in Exercise Science. She is an American Council on Exercise (ACE) certified personal trainer and movement disorder specialist with over 35 years of experience. Her training includes; Oregon Health and Sciences: EE (Exercise and Education) for PD research instructor, Team PD: balance and agility training, Parkinson’s Wellness and Recovery (PWR) Certified instructor and has worked at PWR retreats for the headquarters in Arizona.

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Why All Women with Parkinson’s Should Lift Weights

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This is a continuation of my earlier blogs on the topics of why women are different than men, and why boxing training is effective for PD.

I have trained women for over 25 years and always emphasize to them the importance of weight training. Being a woman myself, I can tell you that the biggest changes come from resistive training – i.e., lifting weights. We have women-only boxing and bootcamp classes for ladies with Parkinson’s because women need something a little different than men do. Here’s why:

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Worried About Cognitive Decline? Get Your Hearing Checked.

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I try to look for hope and good news to share with my readers. If I present a topic my students are concerned with, I look for a possible solution. Not all of your symptoms are Parkinson’s related. It’s easy to blame everything on it, but you are human, and bodies do weird things – even without PD.

A scary symptom of Parkinson’s disease is cognitive decline. What if your problems with cognition was not due to your Parkinson’s, but to hearing loss?

Consider this:

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Why Is My Boxing Program Helping the Progression Of Parkinson’s?

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I’m often asked by people new to our program why it works so well. It is always so invigorating to share our results and explain it to others. However, it wasn’t until one of my current fighters asked, “Why is this helping me?”, that I realized sometimes we need to stop and revisit “why”, because it seems so counterintuitive to do something like boxing.

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Non-Alcoholic Cranberry Sparkler Cocktail

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Many of my fighters and dancers are choosing to drink non-alcoholic beverages. People with Parkinson’s often find that alcohol reduces their Levodopa’s effectiveness, and can make their Parkinson’s symptoms worse.

If you find that you’re in the mood for a cocktail this holiday season, you should give this non-alcoholic Cranberry Sparkler at try. It is easy to make, very festive looking, and tastes great! It also contains berries (a super food), which are full of antioxidants and are great “brain-food”. So drink up and enjoy!

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