fruit coming out of your ears ? yuck!

> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:51:45 -0400
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: exercises to strengthen fine motor skills
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> I have discovered the secret of acquiring exercise impetus. I of course, as
> a long time
> member of this and other PD lists have known about the theoretical
> benefits of improved movement with regular exercising. I tried (half baked)) to
> exercise and couldn't get it done with any regularity. I considered
> something like a Theracycle and decided that it was probably faux exercising
> because I wouldn't be using my own muscles. Then in November 2011, my whole
> perspective changed. I had a heart attack . Among the strong recommendations
> by my Cardiac Specialist was to enroll in a Cardiac Rehabilitation program
> at the hospital, which of course I did. It included one hour of exercising
> 3x per week with various arm and leg machines and a series of meetings with
> a dietician. It has now been about a year and a half and it has by force
> changed my life. I continue to exercise at the facility with really no change
> in my program except now I pay for it myself rather than Medicare paying,
> and while I am supervised I am not monitored as I was for the first three
> months. Due partially to the exercise but mainly due to dietary changes, I
> lost 40 pounds. No more chocolate donuts, no more meat 5 times/wk (now
> chicken and salmon and vegetables and fruit coming out of my ears). Salt in
> moderation and always counting daily carbs, fat (only certain fats healthy to
> eat) sugar, calories and on and on. But now I was and am exercising because
> it's my life that is at stake not (just) my movement. I say 'just' with
> tongue in cheek because it isn't 'just' when I can't turn over in bed or get
> out of a chair or teeter on one leg trying to put my pants on or super worst
> afraid that if I lose my balance in the shower and fall or slip it will be
> a disaster. The irony is that because this stupid PD is progressive (I'm
> in my 14th year), it's hard to know in all cases whether a treatment or pill
> or procedure is working as effectively as you would like because the
> progression varies from person-to-person, from symptom-to-symptom in each of us.
> But the point of my having nothing better to do than kid around on the
> list for the moment is that if you need incentive to exercise for PD, try a
> heart attack. It should work every time.
>
> Paul H. Lauer
>
>
> In a message dated 3/16/2013 02:00:38 Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Thanks, Rick.
>
> About flipping pages: I recently got a Kindle paperwhite--the one that is
> just an e-reader, not a fancy tablet, and is good for reading in the dark.
> It's great---easy-on-the-eyes screen, adjustable type fonts and sizes, and
> no pages to flip! I hadn't realized what an effort that was until I didn't
> have to do it. Of course, that means less exercise for my paws. Maybe I'll
> get a deck of cards and practice shuffling and dealing.
>
> Hope you got your walk in. I like walking my local supermarket when it's
> not too crowded. A grocery cart is a dandy walking aid.
>
> Kathleen.
>
> On 14 March 2013 15:15, Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Exercise. I try to remember that if I don't move it, it ain't gonna move.
> > If
> > I don't work it, it ain't gonna work. It's either in gear or in the
> shop.
> > So
> > acting on that, it is a cold but sunny day in Buffalo, and I really
> think I
> > should put on some layers and go for a walk. If I get cold, I'll walk the
> > mall.
> >
> > Kathleen, I don't know if it would be called physical or occupational,
> but
> > I
> > sometimes sit at the piano, usually when no one's around, (I'm my own
> worst
> > critic) and play scales and exercises, most often using a metronome. This
> > helps keep the fingers in shape and helps to keep a separate sense of
> > identity in each finger. I would say also that this aids in typing, and I
> > guess it would generally benefit my fine motor.
> >
> > I do have a hard time flipping pages in books, mags, and papers.
> >
> > Oh yeah, the walk.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cochran
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 9:28 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: exercises to strengthen fine motor skills
> >
> > Does anyone use occupational therapy to help with fine motor skills?
> Anyone
> > find it effective?
> >
> > Kathleen
> >
> > On Monday, March 11, 2013, Rayilyn Brown wrote:
> >
> > > even though we get worse no matter what, the message seems still to be
> > > "use it or lose it". I would think using computer would help. I do
> > > several crosswords on line daily.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.livestrong.com/article/93795-exercises-strengthen-fine-moto
> > > r-skills/
> > >
> > > Ray
> > > Rayilyn Brown
> > > Past Director AZNPF
> > > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation
> > >
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