Patients with Parkinson's are punching back
July 23, 2021
This gym is giving people with Parkinson’s disease a fighting chance. See how Rock Steady Boxing in Huntersville, North Carolina, uses high intensity training to empower those living with the neurodegenerative disorder. Boxers’ ages range from 32 to 91. “There’s some folks in a wheelchair but the bags are long enough that they can sit and still box, get their heart rate up and work on that range of motion,” head coach Philip Ritchy said.