Personal Training, Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease

There is now good evidence that exercise can slow down the progression of Parkinson’s. It can make the neurons of the brain more efficient at using dopamine, (https://www.edinburghparkinsons.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Research-summary-on-exercise-Oct-2015.pdf), meaning that the brain can function more normally at lower levels of dopamine for longer. Exercise, and a healthy lifestyle in general, will also mitigate the symptoms of Parkinson’s in several ways, including improved balance, flexibility, mobility, stamina, gait, posture and motor co-ordination. The right exercise also tends to improve digestion and related discomfort. A 4D personal trainer can help you find all these benefits.

Giselle M. Petzinger, M.D. – 

“Scientists call this ability to change and compensate, exercise-dependent neuroplasticity.  Exercise may have an effect on the brain by driving this compensation.  On a day-to-day basis, people with PD who exercise can move more normally than those who do not.  We believe that exercise may be contributing to neuroplasticity — helping the brain to maintain old connections, form new ones and restore lost ones.  This may actually outweigh the effects of neurodegeneration. ”

Our personal traing for people with Parkinson’s works alongside our online resource – To find more on exercise, nutrition. lifestyle and Parkinson’s goto www.4dlife.org

Personal Training and Parkinson’s Disease

We at 4D Fitness believe these improvements can be amplified by progressing from one-size-fits-all exercise programmes (used by necessity in the research studies), to individually designed, person specific, 4 dimensional health and fitness programmes. Outcomes are improved by this approach in every situation we’ve come across in our 25 years of leading edge personal training, and we don’t see why it should be any different for people with Parkinson’s. Of course, there has to be modification for disease progression and functional capability. But that’s the point of working with a personal trainer – modifications are made every time you train to account for how you feel, and how capable you are, on that particular day!

So if you have Parkinson’s, or know somebody with the condition, we urge you to get in touch and start some personal training. We are very happy to co-ordinate training with your Physiotherapist and/or Consultant, or put you in touch with relevant therapists in your area.

How a 4D Personal Trainer can help with your Parkinson’s

We offer a range of solutions to help with your Parkinson’s. You can subscribe to our online resource for as little as £12.75 per month, work with one of our trainers online or at home from £70 per hour, or join our intensive 12 week Clinic Programme with Nick for £1950.  Call 0800 328 5849 or email info@4Dfitness.com.