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Recently a group of trainers asked me, “Kimberly, how do you implement self-care in your own life?” I must admit that running a very full business with many exciting events happening on an ongoing basis, the mental stress can take a toll on my body. However, it didn’t take me long to think of my answer to their question: my drum! Most of the time I like to be with my beautiful Parkinson’s drumming circle. Sometimes I need time alone to dance or drum. It’s my happy place.

Drumming and drum circles are currently being used as therapy for people with brain injuries, Parkinson’s disease, physical injuries, arthritis, cancer, Autism, PTSD, addictions, and more. Studies have found numerous health benefits from drumming.

Continue reading “10 Reasons Why Drumming is Good for People with Parkinson’s”

It’s a well-known fact that Parkinson’s disease can affect the voice. One of the secondary motor symptoms that people with PD may experience is a change in speech, or speech difficulty. It can cause significant communication problems, reduced social interactions and isolation. However, not everyone with PD will have changes in their speech.

There are several ways PD may affect speech:

Continue reading “If You Have Parkinson’s, Do You Know How to Save Your Voice?”

My Young On-Set Fighters wanted to share what they experienced when telling their loved ones and friends about their Parkinson’s disease, since it is a recent experience for them. You might be looking for these answers right now, so I thought it would be helpful to share.  I’ve added a few points which have brought comfort to individuals during their initial conversations with me.

The timing of this discussion is completely up to you, especially if you are newly diagnosed and your symptoms are not noticeable yet. Please remember that this experience is going to be different for each person. Your personal relationships with people are different. These are just general guidelines, so feel free to tailor them as you need to.

Continue reading “When and How Do I Tell People I Have Parkinson’s?”

Hello Rebel Fit Club Virtual Fighters,

We are launching your new membership site. This is for YOU only, our current Virtual and Hybrid members, to make it easier to find your daily link.

You can get your daily links 2 ways now:

1. In your morning email inbox as always.
2. Through the membership portal on our website.

If you don’t see your link in your email try these helpful tips:

• Look in your Spam or Promotions folder, or
• Go to our website rebelfitclub.com, click on Member Login in the top left corner, and find your daily link there.

We cannot guarantee we will be available to help you last-minute. Brandy and I are teaching a lot of classes and cannot always re-send links. Please contact us only after taking the above steps.

I made this “safety net” member login because email servers are getting very fussy about allowing businesses to send you daily emails. Now you can be proactive and just go to our website to find it. It’s really easy.

Watch the video below and follow the steps:

Thank you for being such committed fighters! We love you and want to help you every way we can.

💜 Coach Kimberly