What a Difference a Shout Makes: Fighting the Symptoms of Parkinson's
Learn more about 'Delay the Disease Exercise Program' at the Westfield Y
The following was written by Lynne Applebaum, Associate Director of Health & Wellness/Membership at the Westfield Area Y On the first day of our new exercise program, “Delay the Disease – Exercise to Fight the Symptoms of Parkinson’s,” the four of us on the Westfield Area Y professional exercise staff went into the Kellogg Room with our notes from the training, our years of exercise experience and a ton of fear. How on earth were we going to work with these people? Some of them had visible tremors in their hands, some didn’t show much expression at all, some had difficulty walking, and some came in wheelchairs. Personally, I was petrified! We had the room set up with chairs in a circle so that everyone could easily see and hear each other…
