Purposes:Improve mobility, General health, Slowness, Balance problems, and Parkinson's Disease(Started Aug 01, 2007)
Date
Dosage
Improve mobility
Perceived effectiveness
General health
Perceived effectiveness
Slowness
Perceived effectiveness
Balance problems
Perceived effectiveness
Parkinson's Disease
Perceived effectiveness
Side Effects
Adherence
Burden
Sep 01, 2010
Weekly
Oct 17, 2009
Daily
Aug 23, 2009
Daily
?
Aug 16, 2009
Daily
?
Side effects:
Muscle strain, Soreness, Fatigue
Date
Sep 01, 2010
Advice & Tips
As of Sept 1, 2010, I am lumping walking together with the other aerobic exercise I do - running, exercise bike, elliptical.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Oct 17, 2009
Advice & Tips
Walking can be either standard walking or racewalking. The latter is more strenuous than jogging at the same speed, but without the pounding of running or jogging. Once you're in good shape, it's a nice change to try racewalking for a few hundred yards in the middle of a walking workout. It also helps your speed, which is probably something all of us Parkinson's patients could use.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Aug 23, 2009
Advice & Tips
Treatments and drugs can interact with each other. In my case, there was a positive interaction with walking, Mirapex, and Azilect. See "About Me" in my profile.
In late 2008, when I walked fast for several minutes (during exercise) I often tended to freeze, and would have to stop walking. A few months later, when I started to freeze I would be able to continue walking, just slower for a few minutes, and then resume. By Oct of 2009 even if I started to freeze while running fast, I would be able to slow down (still running) and keep from freezing. I believe that pushing yourself - hard - on a regular basis (once a week or so) can help alleviate your symptoms and improve you functioning.
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