Brooklyn – GLEASON’S GYM, 77 Front Street, 718-797-2872
The non-profit organization (formerly known as Rock Steady Boxing) stoPD, acronym for support and training to overcome Parkinson’s disease, offers a boxing program for people with Parkinson’s symptoms. They are committed to offering the best training programs, applying a scientific approach to the art of fighting Parkinson’s inside and outside the ring. www.stop-pd.org
Westchester
Rock Steady Boxing, a nonprofit organization, gives people with Parkinson’s disease hope by improving their quality of lie through a non-contact boxing based fitness curriculum. Exercises are largely adapted from boxing drills. Boxers condition for optimal agility, speed, muscular endurance, accuracy, hand-eye coordination, footwork and overall strength to defend against and overcome opponents. At RSB, Parkinson’s disease is the opponent. Exercises very in purpose and form but share one common trait: they are rigorous and intended to extend the perceived capabilities of the participant.
350 Lexington Avenue, Mount Kisco, 914-241-2657, Nina Preizler, Westchester@rsbaffiliate.com
UFC Gym, 25 South Broadway, White Plains, 1-888-810-4211, Dean Scaros, nytristate@rsbaffiliate.com