Parkinson’s Disease Exercises: Non-Contact Boxing

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Our free Fitness Friday video series focuses each week on one aspect of fitness designed to support people living with Parkinson’s. This series is designed to build on itself and is a great tool for people with Parkinson’s, but also for physical therapists looking for ways to properly support and engage clients living with Parkinson’s.

This week's video features a cardio workout with non-contact boxing exercises.

The LDBF Boxing for Parkinson's program is operated by Livramento Delgado Boxing Foundation, a non-profit organization, in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The program is a typical non-contact boxing training workout that provides intense exercise along with the intentional mind-body, goal-oriented coordination that may help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. Participants will stretch and warm up and receive instruction in boxing training techniques. This class concentrates on improvement and maintenance of proper boxing form and technique with a focus on complex combinations, footwork drills and fall recovery. For more information about the program, please visit www.boxingforparkinsons.org.