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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