Medical devices help improve lives of patients with Parkinson’s
What makes a great workout? Two words: warm up. Preparing your body before going full-on in any physical activity is like warning your mind and body that you are about to do something that requires a bit more energy than usual.
Helps you prepare physically and mentally while improving blood flow and muscle flexibility to avoid any serious injury. Want to make your shoulders look more attractive? No, you don’t actually need those heavy gym equipment to achieve it. All you need is a pair of dumbbells at home and you’re good to go.
Builds muscles while strengthening and increasing the size of shoulders and chest
Dumbbell lateral raise – Holding one dumbbell on each hand, slowly raise your arm to your sides until they’re level with your shoulders then slowly lower it.
Military press – Hold one dumbbell on each hand and bring it to shoulder level. Extend arms straight and slowly lower it back to your shoulders.
Regular push up – Start by doing at least 5-10 reps or to failure.
Constantly thinking on how to achieve a flat stomach with six-pack abs? Well, I suggest to stop thinking and start doing now.
Reduces back pain, improves overall posture and gives you an amazing flat stomach
Sit-up – Lie on your back, place your hand in the back of your head and raise your torso until reaching an almost sitting position.
Leg raise – Lie on your back and raise your legs until it is perpendicular to the floor then slowly lower your legs while maintaining control.
While some dislikes doing leg works, others are always looking forward for leg days. Why? Because leg muscles are the biggest muscle group in your body so it engages almost every muscle which in turn gives a big after burn effect.
Speeds up metabolism therefore burning more calories, engages almost every muscle.
Squat jump – Squat down then jump as high as you can while bending your knees to a 45-degree land.
Lunges – Put right foot forward then lower left knee to about 1 inch from the ground and switch.
Glute bridge – Lie on your back, bend your knees then push your hip up.
If you do enjoy doing squats, good for you. This is actually the best exercise that you can do to strengthen your butt while improving shape and size.
Toned and stronger glutes,
KEN GIRLARDO
knew something was wrong when his hand started shaking uncontrollably to the point he couldn’t pour his morning coffee. In July 2010, Girlardo was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
PD is the second most common progressive, neurodegenerative condition, affecting millions in the world.
While PD can’t be cured, people with the condition are typically treated with medications to manage their symptoms. Unfortunately, the frequent use of some drugs can be associated with side effects such as involuntary movements and motor fluctuations, and over time the medications become less effective.
After Girlardo’s diagnosis, he started taking medications and increased his dosage as the disease progressed. “At one point, I was taking as many as eight
It takes a lot of work to achieve a sculpted back but with consistent workouts, you will get there in no time.
Benefit: Improves stance and posture, strengthens upper body muscles
Alternate dumbbell row – Bend forward with one dumbbell on each hand then row alternately to your side.
Burpee – Bend down into a squat position then quickly thrust your legs behind so you’ll end up in a push up position then bring your legs back up and jump quickly.
Rest is equally important as working out on a daily basis. You need to give your body some time to just relax and recover from a week’s worth of physical activities. — Now’s actually the perfect time to pull out that Netflix movie you saved for later and just you know, chill. pills a day to manage my PD,” says Girlardo. “I don’t want to say I was discouraged, because I don’t let anything discourage me, but it was a pain to be disabled.” Taking the drugs took a toll on his lifestyle as he could no longer do the things he loved, like play golf and fish with his grandchildren, or the things he needed to do, like change the oil in his car. He needed his wife’s help for everything from getting dressed to walking through the grocery store.
“We thought there wasn’t really anything you could do about it,” says Barb, Girlardo’s wife.
Girlardo became hopeful once his doctor told him he was a candidate for deep brain stimulation (DBS), a technology helping some people manage the symptoms of PD when medication alone is no longer effective. DBS uses a small medical device that is implanted in the body and connected to leads that stimulate a portion of the brain to control the motor functions affected by movement disorders, including tremors, slowness and rigidity.
While this treatment option has been available for some time, until recently, physicians have had to rely on older DBS technology.
“Since being implanted with my DBS System, I feel like I got my life back. Now, I’m not taking any medications for PD. I can dress myself, chop vegetables, tie knots and drive without worry,” says Girlardo, who received the Vercise DBS System in March. “It was like hitting the lottery with the results.”
If you have PD, talk to your doctor about the most appropriate treatment, and if a DBS system could be an option for you.