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We are pleased to announce that PWR Moves in Orangeville is restarting in September! This unique exercise program led by Isolde will focus on multi-component exercises and PWR Moves. The PWR Moves form the core of this PD-specific functional exercise program. The 4 basic PWR Moves are designed to target deteriorating skills that lead to functional mobility loss in people with Parkinson disease. The PWR Moves have a physical and cognitive component that can progressively be practiced in multiple positions to target everyone’s unique symptoms.

PWR Moves help you mitigate symptoms and rebuild functionality, no matter how you incorporate them into your life. They’re beneficial in stand-alone or group exercise classes and can be integrated into your daily activities and routines e.g., activities of daily living, recreation, sports, and hobbies.

Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery PWR Moves

The PWR Moves form the core of this PD-specific functional exercise program. The 4 basic PWR Moves are designed to target deteriorating skills that lead to functional mobility loss in people with Parkinson disease. The PWR Moves have a physical and cognitive component that can progressively be practiced in multiple positions to target everyone’s unique symptoms.

PWR Moves help you mitigate symptoms and rebuild functionality, no matter how you incorporate them into your life. They’re beneficial in stand-alone or group exercise classes and can be integrated into your daily activities and routines e.g., activities of daily living, recreation, sports, and hobbies.

MCEP (Multi Component Exercise Program)

This is a functional exercise program designed to improve strength, balance, coordination and mobility with the use of resistance bands and light-weight handheld equipment. We will also focus on abdominal strength to improve your balance as well as postural and functional core. The road to healthy joints and functional movement is more than just muscle conditioning. Flexibility and stabilization are equally important in achieving your fitness goals. This multi component exercise program (MCEP) will reconnect and challenge the mind-muscle connection.

 

In-Person Program
Community Support Centre Haldimand Norfolk
103 Inverness Street, Caledonia, ON N3W 1B1

Starts Wednesday, September 23
Ends Wednesday, November 25
13 Sessions
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Registration is free.

Instructor: Isolde Spies – AgeWise Exercise

Vitality and Aging (MSc) BA HMSc (Hons Sport Science), Aging and Gerontology, PWR Certified

Isolde has worked as an Exercise Physiologist and Group fitness instructor in South Africa, The United Kingdom, Australia and Canada for 25 years. Over the past decade her professional focus has evolved from studying and teaching those who are learning early in their lives to those who are learning later in life.

Consequently, she developed a passion for working with the elderly and assisting those with chronic disease. By sharing her clients’ and patients’ life experiences as well as being a cancer survivor herself, she has been provided with an earlier than expected understanding of what aging looks and feels like. Not only dealing with physical constraints like managing chronic fatigue, pain, decreasing mobility and inflammation, but also dealing with mental and emotional stability around everyday life issues, as well as coping with the thought of mortality, she has witnessed how exercise can help manage and improve all of these struggles. Isolde believes in promoting and incorporating active living and exercise in order to age well through movement.

This unique exercise program lead by Isolde will focus on multi-component exercises and PWR Moves.

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