Inside a Long Island gym, people living with Parkinson’s lace up gloves and throw steady punches to stay moving and shine a ...

RAYNHAM — Sixty-year-old Michael Quaglia has been dealing with Parkinson’s disease for 18 years. His battle with soft voice syndrome, where the disease makes it difficult to speak, is noticeable, but ...

Rock Steady Boxing is a non-contact program that works on Parkinson's specific things like balance, agility, motor skills, flexibility and strength. Everything Parkinson's patients have lost. "One of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Most boxers at San Francisco's Polk Street Gym are training to fight an opponent in the ring, but a few are training to fight an opponent in their own bodies. Here, boxing coach ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Fighting Eagles Boxing Club is a Punching Out Parkinson’s mission in Bangor. “It’s really great to get involved in the community. We have a large Parkinson’s population in ...

Every week, Londoner Brenda Lipson finds herself standing in front of a gym full of boxing students, all chanting a simple phrase: “Quitting is not an option.” It’s a mantra that resonates with ...

This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund Mary Eagan, 71, stares at the body-height punching bag, her delicate hands buried in a pair of giant red boxing gloves. On this warm ...

“Let’s get loose!” fitness trainer Aden Jacks shouts at the members of his boxing exercise class at Box Beat Gym on San Antonio's far North Side. Motown hits blast from wall speakers as the ...

Boxing might be best known for uppercuts and knockout punches, but in one Tulsa gym, it’s also a way to build strength, boost mental health, and create community, especially for people living with ...

The program encourages family members, caregivers, and anyone curious about Parkinson’s wellness to reach out.

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