Today, we celebrated our 3rd Anniversary of our Rocksteady Boxing Program at Core. Rocksteady Boxing is a program for people with Parkinson's Disease that gives them hope by improving their quality of life through a non-contact boxing based fitness curriculum. The goal of the program is to help slow the progression of PD through exercise. Parkinson's can affect the motor skills, speech, balance, cognitive abilities, and more in each individual person. One of the most common effects of the disease is tremors in the hands or legs.
We started our program in April of 2016 with the goal of helping those with PD find a way to exercise. Since then, we have had over 40 members that have Parkinson's Disease come through our doors. We have made many new friends, and lost some over the years, and we have built a community of people that are able to support one another throughout their journeys with Parkinson's Disease.
The class has helped our members retain certain abilities. One of our members, Alex, continues to do wood working as a side hobby. Another member, Sheida, teaches painting and paints wonderful art herself. Alisha is a very skilled baker and enters her cupcakes in competitions. Each individual brings a unique story to our group, and we are lucky to have such a wonderful community in our facility.
Our program is lead by coaches Abdul Jarvis and Max Haddad. Abdul runs a tough class and does not take it easy on them. He makes sure to make each class challenging so that our members get a great work out every time.
If you know someone who has Parkinson's Disease, have them come try out our Rocksteady boxing program. If you would like more information on the Rocksteady Boxing Organization, you can go to https://www.rocksteadyboxing.org/about/ to find out more about the program.
I am 40, fat and out of shape. I joined this gym because I had always wanted to learn how to box. From the very first class, I could tell that this gym was the real deal and that Coach Abdul was going to push me harder than I had trained in years. When I walked into my first class, he didn't write me off as some fat old guy. He gave me the same attention that he was giving the athletes he was training for competition. That meant that he also expected me to push myself as hard as the other guys. Over the last several months I have learned more about myself and pushing my limits than I did in 10 years of military service. Coach Abdul cares for his students, but he will not accept anything less than 100% from you at each class. If you are looking for a challenge and a great environment I couldn't recommend this gym enough!
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