I'm always surprised when people don't exercise.

[Farooqji]

Why would you not want more energy, better mood, increased lifespan, a healthy brain & more more confidence?

The worst case is that sucks for an hour.

Best case is you feel better after doing it.

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[DEAT]

I use to think the same.

7 years dx and think i may have one reason.

It takes longer, its harder and its sometimes painful.

But i still do it.

[glenandgerry]

Some people just can't. My husband suffers with constant pain down his leg, through his thigh, into his calf and ankle on the one side. On the other he has dislocated bones in two toes which is causing an ulcer on the sole of his foot and is very painful. He also has two very large bunions.

I really wish he could exercise but he just can't, unfortunately.

[uvmmom05]

sometimes it's so hard to get into exercises when I hurt so much. I try to but sometimes my bipolar gets in my way. Moving is always good for you but it's not always easy. When I am tired and in pain to get up and exercise. I find like you are putting down people who may have problems you are not aware of.

[BootsOn]

Those who are unable to exercise probably feel bad enough without your holier-than-thou attitude making them feel worse.

[Farooqji in reply to BootsOn]

I am sorry for hurting someone. It was just for encouragement and motivating people. Not targeted at people wo cant do exercise . It addresses only those who can do it easily and don't take the advantage of their ability to ease their symptoms

[Gcf51]

A big advantage of exercise is keeping your brain/body connection tuned. We often only think of PD is just low dopamine in the brain, but coordination and balance can also be greatly improved by exercise and reteaching your brain that the connection reaction has changed.

[Farooqji]

The key to yoga, meditation, tai chi, qigong, etc is literally just doing it. just do it. the time you take to practice is the point. you don't have to be a pro. you don't have to be super flexible. you don't have to memorize everything. the lesson is in the discipline. do it

[Gcf51 in reply to Farooqji]

I have never thought of some of those things as exercise, but the point is to do something. Anything to strengthen the communication of the brain with the body.

I trended to walk toward the right. I theorized my brain was sending a signal to my right leg to take a 30inch step, but the signal was only adequate for a 29.75 step. Depending on how far off, it may take only a few steps for your brain to realize the signal needs to increase. Again, the point is to do something...

[Farooqji in reply to Gcf51]

Its very relentless disease. Cannot be stopped completely but managed in a better way if we do something rather than sitting idle. I have heard several neurologists saying that their patients who do exercise are in much better shape than those who have left themselves on the mercy of the disease

[jaybar]

I'm totally with you on that! I'm biking (indoor stationary bike) every other day, 30-40 minutes at 80%-90% maximum heart rate. I started in August and I'm still at it. It's a great feeling.

[CRMACK1948]

Exercise still can be done if you can’t stand,the hands and arms,finger co ordination all all important areas that can be exercised even if you are bedridden

[Gcf51]

I keep expecting JohnPepper to jump in with something about fast walking.