Welcome Alstro..That is definately an appropriate question..I dont exercise, but I engage in alot of physical activity from time to time, and it does make me more syptomatic afterward, and fatigued..But I have noticed that it does make me stronger, and after a peroid of time I dont get AS symptomatic..I do however notice that shortly after I rest on my laurels its back to square one, and if I dont engage in physical activities at all, then doing simply daily chores get to be a major production..There is alot of benefit from exercise for those of us who can exercise, and if nothing else it is one of the many simple ways of putting up a fight against the disease

One of the problems Ive had with pd is I have been vulnreable to this "lack of motivation" mode, and for me if I allow it to get the best of me it will destroy me physically and emotionally, and what begins to happen is that my world no longer consists of me and all this things I love about life..It consists of me and my illness, and this is bad..This is not an uncommon problem amongst us parkies..This lack of motivation is a form of pd related depression, and those of us who suffer from it have to be on our guard..When I find myself sitting in front of either the TV or the computer all day when I have other things that I should be doing, that I am perfectly capable of doing..then I have to recognize and confront these behaviors, because thats how it starts for me, and it will continue untill nothing whatsoever is getting done over long stretches of time..Ive done things like wash a load of clothes and leave them in the dryer for 3 days because I have to go down the cellar stairs..unload the dryer..and climb back up the stairs with the load of clothes, and then I have to fold them which is hard but not impossible because my right hand doesnt have much of the needed movement or coordination to perform this simple task..Then Oh My God!..Now I have to put them away....Sounds trivial, but sometimes this is a major crisis for me when Im caught up in this lack of motivation mode

My point is, that this is one of the reasons why execise can be beneficial to us..Its not only about stretching the limbs and muscles, and staying somewhat in physical shape..It contributes to emotional well being too