{"id":1422,"date":"2020-02-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.masterspas.com\/blog\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2022-09-08T13:30:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:30:49","slug":"water-exercise-for-parkinsons-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masterspas.com\/blog\/water-exercise-for-parkinsons-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Exercise for Parkinson\u2019s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Working out regularly is important. Not only is exercise good for you, improving your physical health and body composition, but it can help with immunity and brain function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people should exercise 150 minutes a week for heart health but there are segments of the population that will benefit exponentially from regular training.\u00a0A new study shows<\/a>\u00a0that circuit training can improve symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers, who presented the information at the Future Physiology conference in November 2019, studied 25 people with mild to moderate Parkinson\u2019s disease. Each participant took a one-hour circuit training class each week over varying periods, from one year to three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The participants were tested at the beginning of the study, as well as every four months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results showed that the circuit training helped participant improve cognitive performance, as well as maintain strength. \u201cStandardized physical tests, such as bilateral grip strength and the six-minute walking test did not significantly decrease over any of the time periods studied and there was improvement in the number of one-minute sit-to-stands after the first four months, from 21 to 23.\u201d [source<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the study focused on circuit training, many types of exercise have been shown to help those with Parkinson\u2019s disease. A swim spa by Master Spas<\/a> offers a safe space to exercise, while offering the benefits of water aerobics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When exercising in a swim spa by Master Spas, you can do a circuit-style workout to help with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How Exercise Benefits People with Parkinson\u2019s Disease<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the Parkinson\u2019s Foundation, regular exercise can improve the physical symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s. The neuromuscular diseases can cause a loss of flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular conditioning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise can improve those physical symptoms, by improving balance and endurance. It can also slow the progression of the disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Parkinson\u2019s is not just a physical disease but one of the brain. Working out also helps the brain by helping it process dopamine more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise benefits include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n