Functional Strength Training

Functional Strength Training

4 Seasons

Strengthening is important for all of us! For people with Parkinson's, there may be certain types of exercises or muscles you want to focus on the most, so that's what we incorporate into these classes! Weights are great, but there is so much you can do to strengthen with minimal equipment!

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Functional Strength Training
  • 6-8-20 Strength - Focus on Hip Strength!

    Strength Training is important for all of us!

    Today we focus on hip strength and utilize a chair for some of our exercises!

    To be as Parkinson's specific as possible, we want to focus more on functional strengthening than on general weights or machines. We also want to focus more on strengthen...

  • 6-1-20 Strength - Functional Mobility and Position Changes!

    Episode 2

    Strength Training is important for all of us!

    Today we focus on functional mobility and position changes!

    To be as Parkinson's specific as possible, we want to focus more on functional strengthening than on general weights or machines. We also want to focus more on strengthening the extensor m...

  • 3-18-20 Strength with/Yoga Warm Up

    Episode 1

    This is one of our Strength classes. The format is a Yoga warm up (specific yoga exercises shown to be beneficial for bone density), 6 strengthening exercises which we rotate through 2-3 times and we end with a guided meditation!

    We do the same strengthening exercises for 2 months at a time so w...