People diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease can’t afford to wait. What do they do TODAY to address their individual needs?

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The only power known to fight this disease lies with movement – pushing to exercise beyond the tremor, rigidity, pain, and slowness. Rock Steady Boxing is designed to address the physical challenges of Parkinson’s at all different stages of this disease. 

Our boxing classes are taught by Rock Steady Boxing certified trainers several times during the week.  The exercise program is designed to improve overall fitness, strength, reaction time, and balance through a forced intense series of foot work, hand-eye coordination, voice projection, cardio, dynamic and static stretches along with a whole lot of fun thrown in. It is a "tough love" approach to inspire maximum effort in a supportive environment. No boxing experience is necessary, all ages, male and female boxers diagnosed with Parkinson's are invited to participate.

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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder affecting 1 in 100 people over the age of 65 but an estimated four percent of people with PD are diagnosed before age 50. Nearly one million will be living with Parkinson's disease (PD) in the U.S. by 2020. 

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WHY BOXING?

Boxing is a physically demanding style of training, conditioning boxers for optimal agility, speed, muscular endurance, accuracy, balance, hand-eye coordination, footwork and overall strength to defend against and overcome opponents. 

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Parkinson’s Disease causes a loss in many of those same elements that boxers condition to improve. Published medical research has shown that forced, intense exercise can reduce, reverse and delay many of the Parkinson’s symptoms.

A diversity of symptoms needs to be addressed simultaneously and through this form of training that diversity is met. It is a non contact program in which the opponent is Parkinson’s Disease.

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