The Parkinson's Gym - Online Parkinson's Exercise Program

12/22/2025

Get a full body workout just like being in a group class. All of the live-streamed workouts from the pandemic are going up on the YouTube channel.

A full workout (mobility, warm up and workout) for people with Parkinson's disease.This is from our live streamed workouts during the pandemic lockdown.You w...

12/18/2025

Staying on schedule helps.

Eating, medicating, and sleeping on a good schedule helps people with Parkinson's manage and understand their disease better. ...

12/14/2025

On time, off time, dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, levodopa and dosing for Parkinson's disease, all explained in one chart. This could help you understand how the drugs, devices and therapies can (or are supposed to) work for you.

On time, off time, dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, levodopa and dosing explained in one chart. Parkinson's disease is tough enough. This could help you...

09/05/2023

You don't realize how important your hips are until they hurt. Keeping them strong and stable will help you prevent injury, reduce falls, move easily and stay active.
Try out these simple exercises for strong, healthy and mobile hips.

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08/29/2023

Being able to stand up safely and independently is a critical part of your daily life.
It seems simple... until you can't get up.
A few simple tips and tricks will help get you up and moving. Don't let your chair be a trap.

08/22/2023

How can you tell what is causing pain with Parkinson's disease?
Is that pain from injury, arthritis, Parkinson's, dystonia, or that damn deck-of-cards workout?
A common symptoms of Parkinson's is pain but it is difficult to tell when it is PD and when it isn't and what do to about it. Dr. Tolleson has some ideas.

This is an excerpt from my interview with Dr. Christopher Tolleson, Movement Disorder Specialist and Director of the University of Tennessee Medical Center's Cole Center for Parkinson's and Movement Disorders.

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08/15/2023

Parkinson's disease can cause muscles stiffness and weakness throughout the body. This means that you might not be able to turn your torso as easily which affects your gait, balance and posture. But, daily exercises like these can help keep you turning and burning.

You will need a ball of some sort and a chair. I will walk you through about 10 rotational exercises you can do as a workout along with a warmup and stretch. You can either do this as a workout or add these exercises to your other workouts.
Just as long as you do them.

06/24/2023

The Parkinson's Gym is converting to a FREE YouTube Channel. Over the next several months, we will be posting a new video from the video library about every week.
Visit the channel and SUBSCRIBE to see what is new and help keep The Parkinson's Gym alive.
Workouts, interviews, vlogs and more. All about exercising to fight Parkinson's.

The Parkinson's Gym is an online exercise program from Black Dog Fitness that is specifically for people fighting Parkinson's disease. Exercise is absolutely...

12/07/2022

Members of the Parkinson's Gym get to see me do the "chicken neck" and my Thurston Howel impression.
Today I am posting a short exercise video about exercises and stretches you can do to prevent a head-forward posture.

12/02/2022

WAY overdue - New workout! Seated PWR!
All the benefits of PWR! Moves without having to stand up.
27 minutes to improve your posture, reach and core strength.

You don't have to stand up to get a great workout. Seated PWR! was designed to improve your core strength, reach, posture, strength and flexibility. PWR! ...

06/19/2022

One of the hallmarks of Parkinson's can now be found in your skin with a simple skin biopsy. This allows for earlier diagnoses.

On Monday, June 20th Dr. Shadi Barbu from the Cole Center for Parkinson's and Movement Disorders will be at Black Dog Fitness talking about the process and capabilities of this new test.
This is a FREE event and all are welcome.

01/18/2022

Parkinson's disease often impacts you balance and power - the ability to move quickly and powerfully.
But, it isn't lost forever.
These exercises will help you improve your balance and speed of movement. If you take some time every day to work on your balance, and dedicate a little bit of every workout to a power exercise, you can make good improvement.
Give it a shot. You will see what I mean.
https://youtu.be/JUxkZEwIOCw