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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. 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