What if you have an exercise regimen for your parkinson’s disease and if you do this consistently you will see improvement, would you do it?
In this video, we will be doing an exercise program that if you can do every day, you will see an improvement. These are seated exercises if you have Parkinson’s and you don’t have good standing balance yet.
First exercise is ankle rocking. Rock your ankles back-and-forth 10 times.
Second exercise is marching in place.Marketplace and making sure you bring your niece as high as possible 10 times.
Third exercise is sidestepping. Let step to the right and then back to the middle 10 times and do the same to your left 10 times. When you step try to stomp your feet as hard as possible.
Fourth exercise is stepping forward and back. Scoot forward from your chair so that you have enough space to step back. Do one leg at a time. Step forward as far as you can and then step back as far as you can. Do this 10 times.
Fifth exercise is clapping up. Keep your arm straight reach back then bring both hands together clapping in front of your face or higher 10.
Sixth exercise is elbow bending. Try to touch your shoulder and then flick your entire arm forward 10 times.
Seventh exercise is clap and twist. Clap in front of you first Then reach back come back to the middle and clap and reach back with your other arm. Do this 10 times
Eighth exercise is reach down and up. First position is reach down and then reach up trying to stretch your back and keeping your arm straight including your fingers and hold it for 10 seconds 10 times.
Ninth exercise is reach Down and to the side. First position is reached down then come up and reach to the side holding for 10 seconds and repeating this 10 times.
10th exercise is side step and reach. You will
want to clap first and then you simultaneously step to the side with the arm of the same side that you were stepping is going parallel and your other arm is reaching up. Do this 10 times with 10 second hold.
11th exercise is sit up and down. Push from your chair and pick up your buttocks and then sit back down 10 times.
Then lastly, walk with your walker or your cane. Try to do more rounds if your walking path is a little shorter.
Try to record yourself while doing this exercises so that you will see the difference with each coming day to continue to motivate you to keep going. Just remember to do large Large movements.
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