University of Guelph researchers found that a man living with Parkinson’s disease experienced a significant reduction in his disease symptoms after completing an 85-day cross-country cycling trip.
Published in the journal Physiological Reports, the findings provide valuable insight into how intense aerobic exercise can help alleviate symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Physical exercise has long been recommended for people with PD to help reduce symptoms like tremors, stiffness and difficulty with balance; however, it wasn’t known how much exercise is needed to see benefits or if there is a maximum limit to how much exercise can help with symptoms of the disease.
Dr. Philip Millar, a professor in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, was looking to answer these questions, so his team partnered with Steve Iseman, 57, who was diagnosed with PD eight years ago, as he embarked on a nearly 8,000-kilometre cycling trip across Canada where he rode for an average of 100 kilometres a day.
Read the full article on the U of G News site: Exercise Can Have ‘Profound’ Effect on Parkinson’s Symptoms, U of G Research Finds.