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At 14:15 2001/06/12 -0230, Anne Rutherford wrote: >Carlos asked about exercise for PD >if it is SO important..................... > Where are all the exercise classes ? >Another comment from Anne Rutherford > > >Everyone agrees that exercise is important. So, where are all the >exercise classes? > >In Newfoundland and Labrador there are about 1,200 people with >Parkinson's (PWP) and there is just one exercise class! Established >in St John's in 1990, the class is still going strong with from 15 to >20 PWP attending each week. The Miller Centre's physiotherapy staff. >provide the instructor. > >Twenty out of 1,200 is nothing to boast about, particularly when the >experts say that a regular workout will keep a person with >Parkinson's flexible, fit and more able to cope with their symptoms. >Just any old exercise won't do. Some exercises are better than others >and a routine designed especially for each PWP ensures the best >results. > >Thinking that other cities might be more successful in starting up >exercise classes, I did some research. I found out that Mississauga has >a population about as large as ours (but in a much smaller area). >Mississauga supports two classes. Nova Scotia has a larger population >than Newfoundland and has just one class. It looks like we are all in >the same boat. > >When the Miller Centre class became overcrowded a second group in the >west end of St John's was suggested. Easy to say hard to do. > >In the next ‘Soapbox' you will read about the four essentials for an >exercise class and we will crunch a few numbers. > > ~~~~~~~~~~ here's to the soapbox in newfoundland! janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky . pd: 54/41/37 cd: 54/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] . snail mail: 375 Country Street, Apt 301, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 . a new voice: the nnnewsletter: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/janet313/ . a new voice: the wwweb site: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn