Best exercise
 

Exercise is beneficial for PD but what kind of exercise has been shown to the most beneficial? Peddling, sweating, any?

i'm not going to recommend anything in particular except PEDALING FOR PD, i know many people who say they feel better doing that protocol in a social setting or alone. and i'll just mention that aerobic exercise has all sorts of potential health benefits besides making pd'ers feel better, lots of guidelines on health websites.

podcast covers lots of exercise topics
 

What Happens To Our Brains When We Exercise And How It Makes Us Happier
 

i've got too much time on my hands!
http://www.fastcompany.com/3025957/w...kes-us-happier

The BEST exercise is one you will do!
 

There has been so much research on the benefits of exercise for PD.

The important thing to remember is that the BEST exercise is an activity that you like and will consistently do. There are many great things for PWP to partake in, yoga, dance, Tia Chi, walking, bicycling, weight lifting, swimming...the list goes on. Exercise needs to become part of ones everyday habit. Enjoy!

http://www.uab.edu/medicine/news/lat...son-s-patients

Thank you Stand Tall!
 

Absolutely! That was so well said! You need to join us here more often, Stand Tall.

I've always believed that, as with many other things in life, that we all need balance. I think that with exercise, variety is very important. Aerobic, resistance, balance, breathing, stretching, weights, etc. Each offers its own benefits. We need to be thinking about general health just as much as we do with PD. Which one of these will reduce our UPDRS by an extra point is debatable. But, its certainly more likely that any one of them is better than nothing, and combinations are better than one.

Most importantly, to quote from Stand Tall, the best exercise is the ones that we do.

Pedaling
 

Thanks for the replies. It is undoubtedly true that some exercise is better than none so do what you enjoy. However, I haven't run across any studies that compare different regimens for their beneficial effects on the brain.

So far, fast pedaling seems the most promising.

what makes the stationary pedaling so appealing is you can do it night or day, rain or shine, even if you have balance problems and i think it's low impact, even though i know pd'ers in great shape that get back, hand, elbow pain at times if they stand up while pedaling.
anecdotally, i was diagnosed at the end of 2001 and played on a men's soccer team until 2005 and after a soccer game i felt like i didn't have pd for maybe a day. now i can jog but have too much leg/foot rigidity to kick a soccer ball with much power so don't. after i stopped playing soccer stopped vigorous exercise but started up again in 2009(?) when jay alberts published his forced exercise study and got a recumbent bike. can't say i get the same benefit that nan little got/gets and i find it somewhat boring but i can get a workout on it even on a "bad" pd day. also use a portable stair stepper from XISER, pricey but 5-10minutes on it can be exhausting.

Swimming, easier on the joints.

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