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Why You Should Start High-Intensity Exercise If You Have Parkinson’s Disease

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“There’s a chance that (exercise) actually slows down the course of the disease and this is something we can’t say for any drug that we have out there,” McKee said. “Exercise is the most important thing you can do to possibly slow the disease progression.

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Thal

Forced Exercise per Jay Alberts Cleveland Clinic

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Tough to do when you are in your 80s, but I try to at least walk.

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Thank you. Can you do boxing with osteoporosis?

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