Parkinson’s diet
After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Susan asked yourself what you could do to keep the Parkinson symptoms at bay. Many people get tremors, followed by stiffness, slowness of movement, and…
Pedaling for Parkinson’s is coming to Encinitas
Biking has shown to reduce Parkinson’s symptoms by 35%. We are excited to be able to offer this program to people with Parkinson’s.
Immune system
The way I see it, the best that we can do is to make sure we have a strong immune system.
Elderly couple doing their stretches in the park
Stretching and flexibility
The single most asked question I get about my classes is: Does it include stretching. When I say “yes”, there is a sigh of relief from the other end, with…
A short walk to help the brain
We are generally aware that exercise improves brain function and memory, but we haven’t been sure, how intensely or for how long one needs to exercise to get these positive…
Starting running feet of runners
Everything Starts With Your Feet
I have for a long time been a proponent of working from the feet up when it comes to sports conditioning, such as in my specialties golfing, skiing, and skating.…
Moving From HIIT To LIIT
For the last couple of years, HIIT, or high intensity interval training has been the buzzword in fitness. Coming up on the scene is its gentler cousin LIIT, known as…
Portrait of Happy Young couple on the field in spring
What’s the point of counting steps?
There has become a magic number when it comes to health, “the 10,000 steps”! But does counting steps really make a difference in our health and weight loss? The 10,000…
Boxing For Parkinson’s
After being diagnosed with Parkinsons, many people take up Boxing, and boxing conditioning, as it has been proven to decrease the symptoms of Parkins condition. Some choose to do it…
Intentional Movement
While teaching a fitness class for Parkinson’s patients, I noticed some very uncoordinated foot movements. I started observing this tendency more closely and started doing some research. I found out…