Exercise

[M-o-ggy]

Some days I have to do a lot of physical work For quite a few days after I am unwel and my symptoms are worse It seems that each time I never quite recover to where I was before the work. Does anyone else experience this

[JohnPepper]

Exercise is not something we do occasionally!

In order to keep our muscles in good condition we have to exercise regularly!

In order to do this successfully, if we are not fit, is to start a regular exercise program for a short time, either every day, or better still every second day.

Start the program for no more than 15 minutes each time and each week add on a few extra minutes. Don't add on more than five minutes a time.

After six months you should be a lot fitter and when you have to do this work you speak about, you will no doubt feel alright afterwards. You don't explain what ths work entails, but if it is very strenuous then you need up the amount of exercise you are doing.

If you have Pd and you are keen to slow down the progression of your Pd, or even reverse it, then I would suggest that you start doing FAST WALKING every second day. Please look at my profile and see what I have been able to achieve with fast walking. Contact me if you want to learn more. There is no cost involved.

[hba24 in reply to JohnPepper]

Morning can you please email what you mean by fast walking

[JohnPepper in reply to hba24]

Please look at my profile and get in touch with me, or give me your email address

[M-o-ggy in reply to JohnPepper]

Hi there

It is physical work that has to be done and which I am used to. The part that puzzles me is the increase in PD symptoms. 5 days later and the muscles that operate my knees still not working properly. Nothing to do with stiffness caused by unaccustomed exercise.

Using conscious thought

[Farooqji in reply to JohnPepper]

John what do you mean by FAST WALKING? Does 5 Km/Hr fall under definition of FAST WALKING?

[JohnPepper in reply to Farooqji]

Good question. We are all different. the only way I can answer this is to get you to do a test on yourself.

Walk as fast as you can, for a minute. While you are walking, if you are able to talk normally to somebody, then you are not walking as fast as you are able. If you cannot speak at all, you are walking too fast. If you are only able to utter two or maybe three words to somebody, between breaths then you are walking at YOUR FASTEST!

If you want to reverse your Pd, your goal is to walk for one hour, every second day. You can walk on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and have a break on Sunday, or Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday each week, or you can walk every second day, which means you walk seven times in two weeks.

That will give you the optimum result. Don't get clever and walk every day, because your muscles need a day to recover from maximum exercise. If you start walking fast for as long as you can, before feeling exhausted, then stop. Whatever time that is, then that is the time that suits your body condition and that is what you must do for the next two weeks. Then add on a maximum of five more minutes, if you can. Then walk for two weeks at that time. Then every second week, add on another tive minutes. After six or more months you will find yourself walking for one hour. That is your maximum time you must walk (For Parkinson's purposes).

You will feel very proud of yourself, when you are able to walk as fast as you can for one hour. Then you keep trying t walk FASTER, always aiming to get the most out of yourself. When you walk at your fastest, whatever that may be, you will be producing the GDNF in your brain and that will be repairing your damaged brain cells.

There have been no controlled studies done of this regimen but in a study carried out in Frenchay hospital in Bristol, England in 2003, six stage 4 Pd patients received regular infusions of artificial GDNF for several months and after a period of time, they all got better. One of those patients got completely better and the others all got more than 30% better, which is regarded as the placebo level.

Our brains produce natural GDNF under certain circumstances and I think that fast walking is one of those circumstances. I cannot prove this, except that it has worked for me and for many other people. All you have to do is give it your best try. You will be much healthier, even if your Pd does not respond to the walking, you will not be worse off than your were before you started the walking.

[JohnPepper]

I am suggesting that if your muscle-tone is good and they are strong enough to do the work you have mentioned, then my guess is that you will not have this problem. A doctor or Physiotherapist would be able to confirm this.

[sunvox]

Sort of yes. . .

For a long time I would exercise and feel terrible after and never seem to get ahead, and then it all changed. Here's my unscientific story.

I am a 51 year old male who has SCA1. SCA1 has many similarities to PD. My list of symptoms which I only recently came to realize were "symptoms" were as follows:

weakness in my legs

inability to increase strength through 3 times a week exercise

increasing difficulty in clear aliteration

diminishing hand writing skill

fatigue

balance trouble

I have been an active and healthy individual my whole life. Since the age of 14 I have been running 3 or 4 times a week and exercising with weights as well as eating a healthy diet. My weight has stayed the same since high school.

However, over the last 3 to 4 years I found that running was becoming more and more difficult. I have always timed my runs and I found that I just couldn't seem to stop my times from slipping, plus deep knee bends and stair climbing with a weight was becoming more difficult and the weight I could safely carry was decreasing.

Today, all my symptoms are gone. I sleep great. I feel great. I am increasing my speed in my runs. I am lifting ever increasing weight in a dead lift. I am increasing my number of pull ups and dips. Over all my body is once again responding to exercise as it should.

What worked for me was a regimen including the following:

1) daily exercise of 30 minutes including running, weights, and yoga

2) a diet low in carbs, low in calories, low in meat, high in fresh produce especially cruciferous veggies with no or very little sugar, fried food, dairy, or processed food

3) supplements including trehalose, niagen, pterostilbene, and vitamin D

Importantly for my own experience I have found that missing even one day of exercise sets me back. I can not explain this, but I have felt it happen over and over so I have no doubt it is real.

Now, why did I chose this regimen?

First this video was key in my decision to exercise daily and I already followed the dietary suggestions:

vimeo.com/191664871

Next why did I chose the supplements I am taking and are they relevant to PD?

First trehalose - I have written extensively on this and other sites on this topic, but I think this recent article is suberb.

scienceofparkinsons.com/201...

Next - niagen: Here is a post I made summarizing the topic. Given that PD has similar cellular death caused by protein aggregation, I suspect it may be relevant.

healthunlocked.com/ataxia-u...

and then lastly pterostilbene:

Here is another excellent Simon article - scienceofparkinsons.com/201...

Anyways, don't know if any of that may or may not help, but there it is

[sunvox]

and here is an article directly related to PD and vitamin B:

scienceofparkinsons.com/201...

buried in that article is a link to this video which everyone with PD should watch:

youtube.com/watch?v=1e4oWI5...(Not working as expected?)

And, then I'll post this study that explains why Niagen is a superior NAD+ precursor as compared to niacin.

schulenberg.com/download/di...