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High intensity interval training drives your cardiovascular system to improve blood flow in your brain. Cardiovascular health is directly related to brain health by increasing trophic factors that protect your neurons and help you grow new ones. With these healthy brain changes individuals with Parkinson’s disease are better able to learn and maintain movement and cognitive skills. You can expect an hour of brief, intense bursts of challenging activities followed by recovery breaks. Bring a bottle of water and your game-face, as this class is sure to be an excellent compliment to your Parkinson’s exercise program.
Parkinson's Disease Classes
A fun way to engage the whole body, increase arm swing, and promote upright posture in persons with PD.
A Parkinson's-specific training program to maintain or restore skills that deteriorate and interfere with everyday movements.
HIIT challenges your cognitive skills, motor skills, and cardiovascular system and improves blood flow in your brain.
Get down on the ground, roll around, crawl in every direction, practice falling, and even go upside down among many other fun adventures.
You don’t have to be a physical therapist to be an expert at exercise. All you need are some clear guidelines, a lot of effort, and little creativity. That’s what it takes to stay on top of your PD symptoms, slow the progression of PD, and enjoy a better life. In this guide, you will learn some tricks of the trade about how and why you should be exercising with PD.
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“Valerie, you are the best! You put up with my whining and encouraged me every time. I did my homework because you care so much! I’m still balancing -it’s become a natural routine for me-thanks to every there (360 Balance, Austin, TX). I’ll be back if I need fine tuning.”
“Valerie truly has a great thing going for this population. Every mutual patient we share just raves about her personality and how hard she works them. Thank you for all you do for our community.”
Valerie a just checking in to let you know my recovery has gone extremely well. Thank you for helping restore my balance and strength. You are a miracle worker.
“I look forward to my sessions with Valerie. The classes are fun but challenging.”
“You are a wonderful teacher. I am glad I had the opportunity to work with you. You are a blessing to PD patients and others who benefit from your lovingly tough classes. Thank you for all you do. Your commitment to helping others is demonstrated continually by your words and actions.”
But the most important gift she gave me was a different understanding, on an emotional level, of the value and importance of the exercise in which she was training me. For instance, she summarized that she was ‘retraining my brain’
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Help us fund free physical therapy for newly diagnosed person’s with Parkinson’s disease!