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Happy Holidays from Parkinson's Fitness! This Week's Activities: December 16 - 22 & Vacation Schedule Dear Friends Everyone is talking about how the holidays snuck up on them this year. We hope you take a breath and stop to enjoy the family, friends and get togethers over the next few weeks. We give the Parkinson's Fitness team a break from December 20th through January 1st. Please note the upcoming schedule and additional recorded exercise classes we have below. Thank you all for being a part of the Parkinson's Fitness family. Our goal is to provide free evidence-based fitness programs, support, arts, and more to this community. We appreciate that you are a part of that effort. We hope that you can help us continue this mission with a holiday donation. Please support our work in any way you can. Thank you! Click Here to Donate Take care! Linda and Keith Click to Check out our Website Holiday Class Schedule Our team will take a break from December 20th through January 1st. We will not have in person or Zoom classes those days. We have a list of recorded video classes below that you can do and we encourage you to get moving in some way every day. Below are the remaining in person and Zoom classes for this year. In- Person Classes Monday 12/16 at 10am In-Person Strength with Kim at Marblehead Council on Aging, 10 Humphrey Street in Marblehead. To confirm class will be held, please call the COA at 781-631-6225. ------------------- Wednesday 12/18 at 11am In-Person Strength with Kim at Marblehead Council on Aging, 10 Humphrey Street in Marblehead. To confirm class will be held, please call the COA at 781-631-6225. ------------------- Thursday 12/19 at 11am In-Person Balance in Motion Class with Dianna at MAGMA (Movement Arts Gloucester), 186 Main Street in Gloucester. To confirm class will be held, please call Dianna at 857-488-7880. ------------------- Thursday 12/19 at 1pm In-Person Strength with Kim at Salem Council on Aging, 401 Bridge Street in Salem. To confirm class will be held, please call the COA at 978-744-0180. --------------------------------------------------------- Zoom Classes Tuesday 12/17 at 1pm Balance in Motion with Dianna on Zoom Click Here Meeting ID: 824 0247 5688 Passcode: 12345 ------------------- Wednesday 12/18 at 1pm Breathe and Stretch Yoga with Dianna on Zoom Click Here Meeting ID: 818 8748 2663 Passcode: 12345 ------------------- Recorded Video Classes  Click for Dianna’s channel of videos Click for a recorded workout with Kim Click for another recorded workout with Kim Click for another recorded workout with Kim (changes weekly) Click to access Parkinson's Foundation Fitness Friday videos Click the photos below to find recorded workouts with Sally, Dianna and Kim. News, Articles, Education & Fun Things Webinar: Wednesday, January 8, at 1pm: The Many Forms of Carbidopa/Levodopa Carbidopa/levodopa is the mainstay of treatment for the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and can be very effective in controlling the stiffness and slowness that are so characteristic of PD. But there are many formulations of this medication available, including two new options that were recently approved by the FDA, which can make the choices very confusing. APDA is here to help you make sense of it all. Join us on January 8 at 1 PM ET as Dr. Eleni Okeanis Vaou, a Movement disorders specialist, discusses the many forms of carbidopa/levodopa and brings clarity to this topic. Click to Register. Webinar: Wednesday, January 8, at 3pm: Dance and Parkinson’s Disease Dance has been shown to benefit people with Parkinson’s physically, cognitively and socially. It can increase the sense of enjoyment and provide opportunities for social interaction. Please join Brian Grant Foundation on Wednesday, January 8, 3-4pm as David Leventhal, the director and founding teacher of Dance for PD, guides us through the research backed benefits of dance. Remember to put your dancing shoes on as we will also learn a few new moves. David Leventhal is a founding teacher and Program Director for Dance for PD®, a program of the Mark Morris Dance Group that has now been used as a model for classes in more than 300 communities in 25 countries. Leventhal, who performed with the Mark Morris Dance Group from 1997-2011, leads classes for people with Parkinson’s disease and trains other teachers in the Dance for PD® approach around the world. Click to Register. Smell Loss & Brain Health: Request Your Smell Test Smell loss may be one of the most important signals of Parkinson’s risk. Our landmark study is exploring this link toward prevention. Michael J. Fox Foundation is asking everyone age 40 and up without Parkinson’s disease to take a smell test. Help scientists learn more about risk and develop new treatments. A simple scratch-and-sniff test could help scientists learn more about Parkinson’s risk. Open to everyone age 40 and older in the U.S. or Canada without Parkinson’s disease. Getting started is easy:   Visit mysmelltest.org. Answer a few brief questions to receive your scratch-and-sniff test in the mail. Take the test and enter your answers online. The test takes about 15 minutes to complete. Your results may mean you are eligible to join a brain health study. Click to Read More. Top Parkinson’s Science News Articles of 2024 Every day, researchers are working hard to identify the mechanisms in the brain that are responsible for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and its symptoms. In 2024, scientists gathered even more information to help us solve this disease.  Our Science News article series highlight exciting Parkinson’s studies and how they impact those living with this disease. Click to explore top Science News articles of 2024 from Parkinson's Foundation. Help Keep Us Going We welcome donations to Parkinson's Fitness at any time of year–maybe to celebrate a loved one's birthday or special event. You can do so online DONATE HERE. You can also mail a check c/o Keith and Linda Hall to 46 Brittania Circle Salem, MA 01970. Thank you!  For more information on Parkinson’s Fitness, or to register for our classes go to www.parkinsonsfitness.org or contact us at parkinsonfitness@gmail.com.       Parkinson's Fitness Ability-based Exercise, Arts And Movement Programs Contact 781-572-5918 parkinsonsfitness@gmail.com parkinsonsfitness.org   Donate Sponsors   46 Brittania Circle | Salem, MA 01970 US   Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice