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Hi, Hope I'm not posting this twice; the 1st didn't seem to work. I don't have PD; I have mild cerebral palsy, so there are things I can't do like swim, bike. At the campus rec center, I do deep water fitness. We wear float belts & gloves, (avail. at sport. gds stores). We do exerc. like jumping jacks & cross country ski moves. It's no impact & uses water resistance. Recommended for anyone injured, disabled or not. We use AquaJogger brand float belts; they provided a useful bklet about exerc., warm up to cool down etc. I'm not selling; I'm an enthusiast. It can be adapted to individ. needs. AquaJogger Water Workout Gear Excel Sport Science Inc PO Bx 5612 Eugene OR 97405 503-484-2454 fax 503-484-0501 Hope this helps someone. Kim Russell On Mon, 20 May 1996, Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD wrote: > To the group, > I hope as many of you as possible can find time to reply to this > question. A client with PD has asked me about exercise. He used to run > regularly, now walks as much as possible and wants to know if it's safe. > While I applaud his efforts, I explained that I cannot advise in this > area as I have no professional expertise outside nutrition. I suggested > he speak to his doctor or an exercise physiologist. He replied that his > doctor offered no help. > > Do any of you have comments, thoughts, experience or advice? I'm coming > to believe that I can get better information from this list than from > local professionals. In fact, I now advise clients with PD to join the > list if they have a computer. > Thanks for any help-- > -- > Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD > Editor-in-Chief, > "Spotlight on Food--nutrition news for people 60-plus" > Tel: 970-493-6532 Fax: 970-493-6538 > http://www.fortnet.org/~fivstar > Contact Better Business Bureau of the Mountain States, > < [log in to unmask]> >