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Get moving
Exercise is essential to maintaining balance, mobility and activities of daily living. Making exercise a top priority puts you on the right track for managing your Parkinson's.
Options for Exercise During COVID Restrictions
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These local individuals lead classes, but each has a different setup and some may work with clients privately so contact them for details. All are familiar with the movement challenges of Parkinson's.
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Rock Steady Boxing
Patrick Strosnider
8900 San Mateo Blvd NE Suite E
Albuquerque, NM 87113
Boxing classes for people with PD, team training.
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Mindy Caplan
505-453-7200
Movement and Balance, Yoga
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Melody Madrid
505 328-9089
ResoluteSeniors.com
Tai Chi, for Balance, Strength and Balance
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Linda Ozier
505-322-5422
Yoga, Parkinson's Wellness Recovery,Tai Chi
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Other options
Click here for an extensive list of online exercise classes and live virtual classes for a wide range of abilities from all over the country and some foreign countries. Almost all are oriented to PD.
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Before starting an online class, check out our Safety Tips for Online Exercise Classes plus links to some favorites websites.
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Parkinson's can put up lots of road blocks making exercise seem impossible. Yet exercise helps overcome many of these obstacles:
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Fatigue
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Pain
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Apathy
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Depression
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Social isolation
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Anxiety
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Limited mobility
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Stiffness
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Feeling Bloated
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Poor organizational skills
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Slowness
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Loneliness
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Exercise is a win-win.
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Exercise makes you feel better.
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Feeling better makes exercise more achievable.
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Get on your feet
Get up and make it happen
Get on your feet
Stand up and take some action
--Gloria Estefan