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Boxing workout helps people with Parkinson's

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Parkinson’s Support group will hold their monthly meeting Friday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane. The meetings are held the fourth Friday of each month.

This month’s speakers are Amanda Gilliland and Robin Sandoval, a mother-daughter team of coaches dedicated to the quality of life for those affected by Parkinson. They will present “The Benefits of Rock Steady Boxing.”

When a family member was diagnosed with the possibility of having Parkinson’s disease, this mother-daughter team went to work to find everything they could about the disease and how to manage it. This research led them to Rock Steady Boxing in Indianapolis, Ind. where they became certified Rock Steady coaches.

Sandoval, a long-time City of Temecula employee, spends her lunch hours teaching Rock Steady. Gilliland, owner of West Coast Fitness, has been a personal trainer for years. Together, they provide a family-oriented environment with fun, love, support and best of all, improved quality of life for those stricken with Parkinson’s.

Why boxing? Medical research on exercise and Parkinson’s have concluded that forced intense exercise can slow the progression of Parkinson’s. Boxers undergo a diverse training regimen to achieve the optimal body control it takes to be a good fighter. Boxers train to improve balance, hand-eye coordination, speed of movement, agility, muscle power, mental focus, and rhythm. All the things that people with Parkinson’s deal with. The focus becomes learning a new skill, while having fun and building comradery. For more information about this program, email [email protected].

A time of sharing, coffee and refreshments will follow the program. The meeting is held in support of persons with Parkinson's disease, care partners and people interested in improving the world of those affected by Parkinson’s disease.

For more information, call Irene at (760) 731-0171 or Vicki at (760) 728-7117.

 

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