Exercise – Page 4 – My journey with Parkinsons

Finding joy in the strangest places!

Over the past few days, my husband and I have been working around our section together and tidying up. It may seem strange, but I found that I really enjoyed the physicality of lifting items into my car and loading it to take to the dump and then unloading at the dump. Yes, it doesContinue reading “Finding joy in the strangest places!”

On ya bike…

So here it is. My new e-bike. Initially, when they first came out I thought e-bikes were ‘cheating’. In recent times (obviously) I have changed my original opinion and Parkies has everything to do with it. I grew up riding bikes. I have a good Mountain Bike that I’ve had for about 5 years orContinue reading “On ya bike…”

These legs were made for walking

I have been thinking about how much we take walking for granted and balance too for that matter. The weekend for me starts on a Friday and I have a Parkies exercise class that is now part of my life. One exercise involves a wide side step with wide arms and back to the centre.Continue reading “These legs were made for walking”

Building Exercise into my life

Now that I am doing my exercises every day, morning and night, I think I am starting to get more used to the idea that this is now part of my life. It takes me 30 minutes approximately each time – an hour in total – and when I think about it, that’s not aContinue reading “Building Exercise into my life”

Exercise is Excellent

I have been guilty in recent times to coming home from a busy day at work and ‘blobbing’ on the couch. My excuses were many and varied, but basically pretty weak. My husband and I used to regularly tramp in the Port Hills in Christchurch but for one reason and another this had got lessContinue reading “Exercise is Excellent”

Excellent Exercise

I’ve been told that research shows that exercise makes a big difference to the lives of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Not just a stroll to the letterbox, but – if you can manage it – exercise that gets you striding out, increasing your heart rate and working your limbs. Recently we went for a walkContinue reading “Excellent Exercise”