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More Exercise Tips from Dr. Daniel Corcos

We learned a lot more from Dr. Corcos during the Q & A part of the meeting on January 23. I have tried to summarize some of the more important points brought up during this time. A 70% heartrate is not considered vigorous. It has been shown that a heart rate of 60-65% does not get you the same benefit as a heartrate of 80-85%. As you get older and as disease progresses, it gets harder to get to…

Daniel Corcos, PhD on “The Exercise Prescription for Parkinson’s Disease”

If exercise is good enough for your dog, it is good enough for you!Daniel Corcos, PhD On Sunday, January 23, Daniel Corcos, PhD, Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences at Northwestern University, spoke to an oversold crowd of Twitchy Women about why they should exercise. I first heard about Dr. Corcos last summer when a friend with PD, who runs Rock Steady Boxing classes at…