Standing Workout for PD | Improve Range of Motion, Agility and Strength in Under 30 Minutes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Join Polly Caprio in this special Parkinson's-symptom-targeted standing Cardio & Cognition class, focused on helping you improve range of motion, strength, and agility, all while working your brain! For this class, Polly will be using a set of light weights, but if you don't have any on hand you can substitute any small set of objects that you have around your house!
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Exercises performed in this video will be done at your own risk.
Please pause the video between exercises if you feel the routine is too fast for you. We suggest that you never exercise alone. Power for Parkinson's is not responsible for any injuries or complications that may arise from this material.
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Thank YOU Dan!! See you again soon :)
Thank you Polly for a great workout!!!
You are so welcome Geraldine!! Thanks so much for your comment!!
Thanks for an excellent workout, Polly!
Thanks so much for joining us Rita!!
I am Chicago ILLIbois. This is one of the best 30 min exercises I had for a long time
Oh what a lovely comment to read!! Thank you much friend!! So good to hear from you. See you again for more exercise fun soon!!
Great exercise for PD. It includes a lot of movement we do in rock steady boxing. Thank you for doing the video,. C. Wong from Pleasanton, CA
So good to know that this video was helpful for you friend!! Thank you so much for joining us!!
Hi Polly and Cooper! Great workout! Challenging but doable! I really liked the format of range of motion exercise, strength/patttern exercise, and speed exercise. I felt I worked a bit of everything that I need to address for my Parkinson's symptoms. Thanks for all your work and creativity! For me, variety is what keeps me interested and willing to work out, so I appreciate all the PFP trainers efforts continue mixing it up to challenge us! Give Cooper a good belly rub for me! BTW! I really like the new workoout area seems so much more spacious!
Hi there Eric!! We are so glad that this class hit the spot for you and that the variety kept you interested!! We aren't sure quite how Polly keeps coming up with new content, but she is a superhero and continues to make each class so much fun for us all!! Our new office is indeed so spacious - we could do cartwheels in it if we wanted to, haha!!
Hi Eric!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your comment--we really appreciate it. We are always trying to be creative with the workouts so we are so happy that you notice that and appreciate it!!! We are so glad also that these exercises were helpful to your PD symptoms-so helpful for us to know--Cooper says woof and hello to you-he also says to keep up the good work!!
Home run Polly. The standing and vigourous ones are the best. This was well balanced, just the right length and easy to follow. Only other comment is pls do come up with more of same. And of course, regards to Cooper.
Thanks so much for your positive comment Marcel!! We love hearing from you and will of course give Cooper a hug from you :)
Hi Marcel, thank you for your comment-it is helpful. We are glad you liked the workout and will do our best to do more like this! Also, I just got a copy of your book and am looking forward to reading it-have a great week!
Gillian from a very wet Edinburgh. I really like the standing exercises. Classes such as this one are much more my style. I've had PD for 10 years now and I truly believe exercises that push you have been the reason for keeping my symptoms under control. Keep up the good work.
Hi Gillian!! Thanks so much for your feedback!! It's wonderful to know that you are getting a lot out of our classes and that this style meets your need!!
I loved everything about this class today, Polly (just for a change haha!).
Really feeling quite energised and motivated now and ready to start a new day 😁
I particularly enjoy it when you add the brain activities into the mix, whilst working out at the same time, even though today I struggled with the challenge of counting up in 3s, starting at 1 - I must try practicing these more 😬
I also found the leg exercises (using the hand weights at the same time) and leg lunges really challenging because of my balance issues. Saying that, I do thoroughly enjoy these challenging leg stretches as it makes me practice more, which helps me in the longer term ☺️
Another great Session - thank you Polly, Cooper and PfP for, yet again, always making these classes interesting and fun! Amanda 🩷
Amanda, thanks for exercising with us and all your enthusiasm! Comments like yours mean the world to all of us and energize us to keep the fun coming🥰
Hi Amanda, thank you for joining us and for leaving such insightful comments-we are glad to know that you understand the importance of practicing these moves (especially the ones that demand balance in addition to strength/coordination/brain challenges)…I agree with you 100% that counting by 3’s, starting with 1, is particularly challenging!! I need to practice that too!!!! Wishing you a lovely week, and we will see you soon-Cooper is so happy that you join us too!
Hello again Polly! This is my second exercise today with you. The exercises were very good. My performance was not good. I will repeat it probably more often.
Keep at it Moshe!! We are always with you as you continue to practice these classes. Well done for doing two classes in one day, that's amazing!!
Moshe, good for you for doing 2 workouts in one day! The goal is to move and get blood flow going through our bodies-and we know that practice makes better! We all try our best to move and to have fun! We think you are doing great-enjoy your week!
very good.
Thanks Margaret!!
Thank you I try to follow one of your programs every morning I feel rather lonely as I do not have friends with PD. My doktor and medicin is OK but they are in Uppsala and I live in Bålsta Sweden that is Why I like Power for Parkinson so much
From Christina
Hi there Christina, thank you for your comment and welcome to the PFP community!! We are here to support you and make you feel a little less alone. Please let us know if you need anything from us - we are here to help!!
Loved this! Challenging, but the variety was terrific. Thanks so much!😊
Hi Alice!! Thanks so much for your comment!! We are so happy to know that you enjoyed the variety and the challenge of this class!!
Very nice
I will practice few more times
Thank you Polly
This is one that does require some practice. Polly is having fun coming up with new challenges. Thanks for exercising with us!
Wonderful-practicing this kind of workout more than once is an excellent strategy-it is how we get better! Have a great week and thank you for joining us!
Really good change, enjoyed the momentum. Just long enough to make me feel energised rather than exhausted. Thank you.
We’re so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for leaving feedback!!
Ok, thank you for your comment-we were thinking because this kind of workout has greater intensity that it would help to make it a little shorter--the goal is to feel energized after we workout so that is terrific!! Thank you for joining us!!
Ahoj Polly, thank you very much for great workout. I warmed up nicely and moved my stiff body.
It’s always great to hear from you, Jarmila! Keep up the good work!
Ahoj, Jarmila--thank you for joining us! We are so glad your stiffness went away with these exercises, yay!
Hello today I used my two kilo weights and it worked gretings from Christina in Bålsta Sweden
Oh that's great to hear Christina!! Good on you for challenging yourself!!
Liked the format and pace. One request: please add music to more of the workouts! It helps my energy and in general makes it more fun!
Thank you for working out with us, and an extra thank you for the feedback! We’ll work on incorporating more music into our workouts!
Hi Amy, thank you for your comment-I agree, the music helps us so much when we exercise! Sometimes finding music is a challenge because of copyright issues but we are doing our best to use what music we can. Thanks for joining us!!
I’m really enjoying this work out. Thanks Polly🇨🇦
Hooray!! If you're having fun then we are happy friend!! We strive to make exercise as FUN as possible here at PFP!!
Thank you, we are so happy to know that you like this kind of workout! Thank you for working out with us and leaving us a comment-see you again soon!
I am from Melbourne Australia. I enjoyed the exercises. Thanks.
Hi Margaret!! Thank you so much for joining us from Melbourne!! We are so glad you enjoyed this class!!
❤good for my heart as well for my Parkinson
Big hug from Christina in Bålsta Sweden
Sending you big hugs right back Christina!! Take good care friend!!
Thanx Polly. Enjoy the book.
Thanks for joining us Marcel!!
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Loved this class, Polly! You kept things moving along and had me working hard. This class is a good intermediary class between the Mon/Tues classes and the YOPD class. Thank you!
I love how you gauge the formats, Heidi! This was such a good one. Polly always has such a big smile that she tricks you into pushing harder than you expect:)
Heidi, thank you for your comment-it is helpful to us! We are so glad you participate in so many of our classes-we KNoW you are getting more than the 2 1/2 hours per week minimum recommendation for exercise and that is excellent!!! You are doing great and we so grateful you are part of our community. Have a beautiful week!
Awesome!! Thank you!!
You are so welcome!! Thanks for trying out this class of ours Rick!!
Thank you, Rick-we look forward to you joining us again soon!
Love moving ! Good pace. Thank you! I NEED this
Awesome!!! Love to hear your feedback, Gayle!
Gayle, thank you for joining us and for leaving your comment!! We appreciate knowing that the pace was good!!!!
thank you so much for this. Initially, my speed at the speed exercises was a little too slow but it picked up as I continued. Great for brain and coordination, too!
Exactly what we love to hear! Thanks for working out with PFP!
Hello and thank you for your comment-it is helpful to us! We are glad to know your speed improved as you continued with the exercises-have a wonderful week!
Now the wheter is good enough to do my workout in the garden Christina in Bålsta Sweden
Oh that sounds absolutely lovely Christina!! Enjoy exercising outdoors!!
Repeated this important exercise. I wish I could put one more "like". So I'll do just (-:
Oh Moshe!! Thanks so much for your comment, we appreciate your likes and always love hearing from you!!
M
Tiang, thank you for joining us! Have a good week!