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The benefits of regular exercise are undeniable. But for a person with Parkinson\u2019s disease, an exercise program can enable them to walk their dog, drive a car or prevent serious injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cParkinson\u2019s won\u2019t kill you, but you will die with it,\u201d said Jim McHugh, who was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s<\/a> about five years ago. \u201cThis class is one thing you can do for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

McHugh joined UCHealth\u2019s Aspen Club Parkinson\u2019s Wellness Recovery exercise class in an effort to manage his symptoms.<\/p>\n

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Susan Coulter, who has Parkinson\u2019s disease, has been attending a PWR class for more than a year. It wasn\u2019t until she started regular exercise that she gained back her hand-eye coordination and was able to drive again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cPeople with Parkinson\u2019s lose their flexibility and usually early in the disease, and it relates to their balance,\u201d said Dr. Margaret Schenkman, PhD, PT, director of physical therapy at UCHealth\u2019s Anschutz Medical Campus. \u201cThis makes it hard to do daily activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parkinson\u2019s<\/a> is a progressive disorder of the nervous system, causing tremors, muscular rigidity and slow, imprecise movements. No two people have the same symptoms or are affected the same way, Schenkman explained. But what experts do know is that exercise helps.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is evident that exercise can be beneficial<\/a> to people with Parkinson\u2019s disease,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are underlying issues that go along with Parkinson\u2019s, and even if you can\u2019t stop that tremor, if you can improve overall physiological function you still improve life. In other words, it may be really important to improve flexibility, retain lower and upper body strength, and preserve cardiovascular function for people to function as well as possible within the constraints of the disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schenkman is part of the team working on the\u00a0Study in Parkinson Disease of Exercise<\/a> (SPARX) trial at the University of Colorado. It is in its last year of evaluating how different intensities of exercise improve symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s. A secondary analysis will look at the frequency of exercise related to symptom improvements, she said. The study is important because it will help to establish how vigorously and how frequently people with Parkinson\u2019s disease should exercise for the best results.<\/p>\n

But patients like McHugh, or class participants Susan Coulter and Michele Van Wormer, don\u2019t need a trial to tell them exercise helps \u2014 they are experiencing it firsthand.<\/p>\n

Before McHugh started PWR classes a year and a half ago, he had been falling frequently \u2014 a dangerous risk for someone on a blood thinner. But it wasn\u2019t only the risk; Parkinson\u2019s was preventing McHugh from doing things that made him happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always enjoyed walking, so to have to fear something I enjoyed was awful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He was referred to the PWR class while receiving care at UCHealth Metro Denver. He started attending the Denver PWR class two days a week. It was his classmates who encouraged him to try more classes, so when a PWR class started in Fort Collins, near where he lives in Loveland, he added two more days to his weekly regimen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe work on balance and overall flexibility, and there is an intellectual component so it keeps my brain sharp,\u201d McHugh said. \u201cI\u2019ve noticed an increase in my energy level. A person with Parkinson\u2019s, if left alone, will tend to sit \u2014 you\u2019ve got to work and keep moving. And I\u2019ve noticed a difference in the way I move. I\u2019m more animated, and I\u2019ve got more motion in my arms and legs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before Coulter started attending PWR, she had stopped driving.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had lost that hand-eye coordination,\u201d Coulter said.\u00a0 \u201cBut now I have that coordination back and am confident that I\u2019m quick enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PWR class focuses on exercises that help with people\u2019s daily life activities, said class instructor Hillary Beck-Gifford, a fitness specialist contracted by UCHealth\u2019s Aspen Club to teach the level two PWR class.<\/p>\n

There are two levels: level one is for people who have trouble with mobility and balance, and is offered through the City of Fort Collins and UCHealth\u2019s physical therapy department. UCHealth\u2019s Aspen Club <\/a>hosts level two classes for people who can walk without the use of assistive devices.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people with Parkinson\u2019s move in a very small way \u2014 their motions get limited \u2014 so we try to go big in class,\u201d Beck-Gifford said. \u201cThe class focuses on the activation of the brain, like shifting weight from foot to foot. Many people with Parkinson\u2019s freeze and can\u2019t move because they can\u2019t shift that weight, and you can\u2019t move if your weight is on both feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Level two classes are offered on Mondays and Thursdays, and are open to the community. A two-month commitment is required for around $40. The next session starts in March.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are huge positive things that come out of this class,\u201d Beck-Gifford said. \u201cThese participants build a community with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Van Wormer, it\u2019s not only the physical improvements she\u2019s noticed. She said the family of mutual supporters as well as the confidence she\u2019s built are also very important benefits of the class.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmpowerment,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s what it\u2019s about \u2014 empowerment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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