Bigger&Better - fighting back against Parkinson’s

Almost a month since the @ParkinsonsEN awards. Such a great night celebrating an amazing bunch of people. So proud of our lot for making it to the final and receiving a highly commended award. If you missed our entry video…youtu.be/VWe7F8bZCtU?si…

Great facilities and great coaching at our new Functional Fitness class in Birmingham. We all really enjoyed our first session earlier this week! Thank you to the teams at Rigs Fitness and Sport Parkinson's!

Based in Coventry. Please get in touch if you fancy giving this class a try. Family and friends welcome to join. Contact Emma 07715884255 emma@ebotherapy.co.uk

Parkinson's Combat. Shoutout to Coach Anton for taking this new class by the horns and delivering outstanding, well-rounded sessions! Masterfully incorporating balance, flexibility, agility, cardio and cognitive challenges - hitting every essential element of Parkinson’s exercise

@ReachURPeak I always love your diagrams and explanations. You make it so easy to understand 💙

Exercise is medicine but do you know why? At Reach Your Peak we believe that every person living with Parkinson's should be given the opportunity to be their own expert which is why our exercise programmes alos teach the principles behind Parkinson's specific exercise. #exercise

We are delighted to be teaming up with Dev Barrett's Karate and Kickboxing to bring a Parkinson’s specific class to the people of #Coventry. A huge thank you to @SportParkinsons for their funding of the project. Please feel free to share with anyone you know who may be interested

Parkinson's Pioneers next training session - Sunday 21st July @SolihullCentre Solihull, Birmingham 12 noon-2pm Fantastic fun #WalkingFootball for #women with #Parkinsons and other #neurological conditions ⚽ Supported by @ParkinsonsUK @thewfauk @SportParkinsons @CureParkinsonsT @ParkinsonsEU and others ⚽💜🩷 #HerGameToo #Lionesses @PDPioneers

Great first official Parkinson’s walking football session! @SBitC_CCFC @The_WFA

Great to see the Coventry Parkinson’s Walking Football off to great start today, with the Parkinson’s team vs Cancer Support SBITC. Regular sessions will be held on Thursdays at the Sphinx Football Club. Contact Dennis.zuill@sbitc.org.uk @ParkinsonsUK @Coventry_City @SBitC_CCFC

@crassell2 @BBCBreakfast @ParkinsonsUK It was great segment!

Morning run around Salford before getting ready to go on ⁦@BBCBreakfast⁩ to talk about walking football and ⁦@ParkinsonsUK⁩ - tune in 8:15

This will be a great day. I imagine tickets will go quickly so sign up soon to grab yours!

@thebodycoach @annieconmonkey @ParkinsonsUK Great stuff!

NEW BLOG: Parkinson’s and the power of exercise ☺️ by @ParkinsonsUK thebodycoach.com/blog/parkinson…

@theJeremyVine Go Vicky! And thank you Jeremy for helping to raise awareness that Parkinson’s is not just ‘an old man’s disease’ 💙

Meet Vicky Rees-Davies

@JoeGregory100 @thewfauk @SportParkinsons @ParkinsonsPride @PDPioneers @FightingFitFoo1 @PennineParkies @NLPD2019 @AFCCommunity @NFFC_Community @dcfc @NeuroWFW @ShakerMikeB @Coventry_City @coventrycc @CureParkinsonsT Thanks all💙 🙏 I’m not running this but supporting the Coventry PUK support group to do so. I will pass all these amazing offers on to them, and let everyone know when they have a start date ⚽️

@thewfauk @SportParkinsons @ParkinsonsPride @PDPioneers @FightingFitFoo1 @biggerbetterpd @PennineParkies @NLPD2019 @AFCCommunity @NFFC_Community @dcfc @NeuroWFW @ShakerMikeB @Coventry_City @coventrycc I'm glad you have responded too Stuart 👍 Emma @biggerbetterpd, there will indeed be support available for the group if wanted. Potentially financial and practical, and most certainly moral support ⚽🥅👍 (Pictures from the @CureParkinsonsT Cup event three weeks ago)

Good luck to all involved ⚽🥅 #Parkinsons #WalkingFootball @SportParkinsons @thewfauk @ParkinsonsPride @PDPioneers @FightingFitFoo1 @biggerbetterpd @PennineParkies @NLPD2019 @AFCCommunity @NFFC_Community @dcfc @NeuroWFW @ShakerMikeB #Coventry @Coventry_City @coventrycc @SBitC_CCFC @ParkinsonsUK @CureParkinsonsT

@thewfauk @JoeGregory100 @SportParkinsons @ParkinsonsPride @PDPioneers @FightingFitFoo1 @PennineParkies @NLPD2019 @AFCCommunity @NFFC_Community @dcfc @NeuroWFW @ShakerMikeB @Coventry_City @coventrycc I’ll pass it on. Thanks Stuart

@JoeGregory100 @SportParkinsons @ParkinsonsPride @PDPioneers @FightingFitFoo1 @biggerbetterpd @PennineParkies @NLPD2019 @AFCCommunity @NFFC_Community @dcfc @NeuroWFW @ShakerMikeB @Coventry_City @coventrycc Please contact me. Stuartlangworthy@thewfa.co.uk. We might be able to support with funding, coaching and getting some role models from the Parkinson’s England team to support.

*Parkinson's Walking Football - coming soon to Coventry!* Please share if you know someone who might be interested. You can register your interest with mjtombs49@gmail.com Supported by @SbitcC and the @ParkinsonsUK Coventry Support Group @walkingreferees

Our Grant Application Process is now open, until the end of May 2024. Our “Healthy and Strong Fund” is for individuals, community-based projects and others to develop opportunities for people with Parkinson’s to become and keep active. More details 👇 sportparkinsons.com/get-a-grant

@PhilJerky @ParkinsonsUK Sad to have missed it. Hope it went well!

So please feel free to share this piece with anyone grappling with difficulties moving in bed; even a small nugget of advice could make a world of difference parkinsons.org.uk/information-an… @ParkinsonsUK @theRCOT

As an occupational therapist, my approach centres on the individual, not the condition. The beauty of my profession lies in its versatility—skills honed in one aspect of practice seamlessly translating to others. That's why I love being an OT 💚

Difficulties moving about in bed are common place for those living with Parkinson's. I love having the opportunity to craft articles like this, knowing they've already made a meaningful difference for some readers.