AJ,
what a way to open our eyes to excercise. I will start tomorrow. i mean it.
keep well.
ahamed



Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:45:49 +0000> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: exercises to strengthen fine motor skills
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> 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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