A new study highlights that people with Parkinson’s disease can choose the level of exercise they are comfortable with without fear.
Exercising at a moderate or high intensity can help relieve its symptoms Parkinson including fatigue, new research shows.
The lead author of the study, Dr. As Philip Millar explains, Parkinson’s patients often suffer from shame or depression, so they stop going to the gym or exercising. “If you stop physical activity, the body adapts and you lose physical function“, the expert explains.
Researchers at the University of Guelph in Canada, in a published study Journal of Applied Physiology He analyzed data from three groups of 10 people at different stages of Parkinson’s disease. Each group trained in the gym three times a week for 10 weeks.
Male and female participants, From 45 years to 79 yearsparticipated in one of two training regimens, moderate intensity or high intensity.
Dr. Miller’s team tracked a variety of physiological parameters, including a person’s “peak oxygen consumption,” their level of fatigue, or susceptibility to fatigue, gait, balance, and motor symptoms.
Research has shown that exercise increases oxygen production capacity, with the greatest benefits seen in high- to moderate-intensity exercise.
The motor symptoms decreased by approximately 25%. Fatigue levels also decreased over time regardless of the intensity of the exercise program.
Gait, balance, and blood pressure did not change regardless of the exercise program used.
According to the authors, the findings suggest that people with Parkinson’s disease can choose the level of exercise they are comfortable with without fear.