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At the last session of Ping Pong Parkinson, we talked about the need for aerobic exercises and criticized our own module for not making our hearts pump faster with ping pong alone. We also mentioned a 2017 JAMA published (Journal of the American Medical Association) study funded by the National Institute of Health and the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation which dealt with exercise and Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The study used the acronym SPARX – Study in Parkinson Disease Exercise – and it’s worth repeating and emphasizing the results of this high standard study which stated, in effect, that doing vigorous exercise delays the onset of Parkinsonian symptoms. Also of significance was another conclusion drawn – that low intensity work-outs had little or no effects relating to progression of symptoms.
The take home from SPARX should be twofold: 1) awareness of the need to do vigorous exercising and, 2) the need to implement such in our 75 minute sessions. Fred’s robot did supply the intensity required, so we should try to revive the use of that freakish-looking antique. We’re also currently debating the use of a punching bag. Lao Du
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