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What level of exercise do you recommend in patients with Parkinson's disease?

Are higher levels of exercise in patients with PD potentially even more beneficial to brain health?
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Do you provide specific recommendations for level of exercise in patients with Parkinson's disease in terms of intensity, duration, and frequency?

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Neurology · Wake Forest School of Medicine
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I recommend aerobic exercise for at least 30 minutes/day, 5 days a week. These recommendations are of course based on patient's physical ability. I usually advise using a stationary bicycle and if that is not possible, a recumbent bicycle for aerobic exercise. This way if there is bad weather or una...

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Neurology · Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
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In our study, we opted for a medium-intensity exercise intervention. Patients were instructed to cycle at 50-80% of target heart rate reserve 3 times per week for 6 months. Each session lasted for 30-45 minutes and included warm-up and cool-down periods. Injury prevention and safety was the top conc...

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Neurology · North Texas Neurology & Neuropathy
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I have recommended a combination of moderate to severe aerobic conditioning along with stretches/ full body workouts, daily for at least 30-45 minutes, if not more- for the last 20 years and have seen improvement in motor function, balance, cognition ALWAYS.

When they are unsafe because of advanced ...

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