This Week's Activities: August 14 - 20
Dear Friends
Half way through August! How's your fitness routine been so far? Get back on track with our in person or online classes. Dianna will be vacationing this week, so she has set up some extra recorded classes for everyone to do from home. Links are all below in our email.

Lots of great educational opportunities coming up too. Details are below in our email, along with some helpful articles.

Take care!
Linda and Keith
In-Person Parkinson's Fitness Classes
This list details our in-person classes. You can click on the underlined address to access a map and directions. Look to the blue box under this section for links to our ongoing Zoom and recorded classes.

Mondays at 10am In-Person
Strength with Kim at Marblehead Council on Aging, 10 Humphrey Street in Marblehead. To confirm class will be held, please call the COA at 781-631-6225.

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Wednesdays at 11am In-Person
Strength with Kim at Marblehead Council on Aging, 10 Humphrey Street in Marblehead. To confirm class will be held, please call the COA at 781-631-6225.

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No Thursday In-Person in Gloucester on 8/17
Click Below and Try These Recorded Videos Today:

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Fridays at 10:10am In-Person
Balance and Strength Class with Sally at Lynnfield Council on Aging, 525 Salem Street in Lynnfield. To confirm class will be held, please call the COA at 781-598-1078.

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No Friday In-Person or Zoom in Danvers on 8/18
Click Below and Try These Recorded Videos Today:
Zoom Parkinson's Fitness Classes
Try these live Zoom and pre-taped classes you can do at home. Do what feels best for your body and clear the area around you so your arms and legs can move freely. Drink plenty of water. Click on the Zoom link below.

No Tuesday Zoom with Dianna on 8/15
Click Below and Try These Recorded Videos Today:

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No Wednesday Zoom Yoga with Dianna on 8/16
Click Below and Try This Recorded Videos Today:

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Thursday at 9:30am Strength with Kim
Meeting ID: 898 0150 6021
Password: 196074

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No Friday Zoom with Dianna on 8/18
Click Below and Try These Recorded Videos Today:
More Recorded Classes with Our Instructors
Dianna, Sally, and Kim were recently featured in Parkinson's Foundation's Fitness Fridays. Click the photos below to try their recorded workouts.
News, Articles, Education & Fun Things
Webinar: Thursday, August 17th at 12 Noon: Too Much or Not Enough– Dyskinesia and “Off” Time
Michael J. Fox Foundation will replay a popular webinar on “off” time and dyskinesia. Our expert panelists discuss these common Parkinson’s issues and how to treat them. “Off” time is when symptoms return between medication doses. Dyskinesia is uncontrolled, involuntary movement. We cover tips for managing these problems and the latest research. Click to Register.
How the Global Wellness Institute is Highlighting Better Sleep Habits 
Sleep and rest are crucial to our overall well-being. In fact, getting too little or even too much sleep can adversely affect our day-to-day physical health, energy levels, nutrition and mental well-being. In the recently published "The Global Wellness Economy: United States" report from the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), research illustrates that sleep is a major factor in mental wellness, and this newly tangible wellness evidence is driving an explosion in the development of new sensory products and services designed to aid in the promotion of sleep. Click to Read.
Webinar: Wednesday, August 23rd at 3pm: Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Urinary Dysfunction & Parkinson’s Disease
August 23, 2023 at 3pm ET / 12pm PT 
Concerned about urinary frequency, urgency, leakage, or incontinence? Join us and get expert advice on the urinary challenges of PD. Get your questions answered live. Click to Register.
No-Cost SPEAK OUT! Therapy
The Northeastern University Speech Language Hearing Center was recently awarded a grant from Parkinson Voice project and selected as their Massachusetts SPEAK OUT! Therapy & Research Center! This means that they are able to provide SPEAK OUT! to all people in the state of MA who have Parkinson's or a related movement disorder at no cost and either in-person or via Zoom. The program's organizers are very excited to remove the barriers for all those interested and in need of our clinical services. To sign up, call 617-373-6891.
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Mark Your Calendar: Annual Picnic on September 9th
We will have our annual picnic at Lynch Park in Beverly on Saturday September 9th. Thanks to Gary and Helen Bert, they submitted an application to reserve time at the Park so we can meet there from 11am-2:30pm. They plan to bring drinks, snacks and some games everyone can play. Please plan on bringing your lunch and/or some snacks to share if you wish. There won't be a formal agenda, just a time for us to connect in-person. And this will take the place of our regularly scheduled support group meeting in September. For planning purposes, please RSVP to garybert10@gmail.com and rcjames@bu.edu.
Help Keep Us Going You can send a donate via a check c/o Keith & Linda Hall to 46 Brittania Circle Salem, MA 01970, or you can click on the blue button to donate online. Click to Make an Online Donation to Parkinson's Fitness
Please have at your first name and last initial listed during virtual classes.
To change your name before entering a Zoom: 
1) Sign in to www.Zoom.us and click "Profile". 
2) Click the blue colored word “Edit” that appears on the right hand side next to your name.
To change your name after entering a Zoom: 
1) Click the “Participants” button on the Zoom window.
2) Put your finger or hover your mouse over your name in the “Participants” list on the right side of the Zoom window. 
3) Click “Rename.” Enter your name and click “OK”.
Instructors are happy to walk you through this process at the beginning or end of class.
We welcome donations to Parkinson's Fitness at any time of year–maybe to celebrate a loved one's birthday or special event. You can do so online DONATE HERE. You can also mail a check c/o Keith and Linda Hall to 46 Brittania Circle Salem, MA 01970. Thank you!
 For more information on Parkinson’s Fitness, or to register for our classes go to www.parkinsonsfitness.org or contact us at parkinsonfitness@gmail.com.