Spinning to help manage your Parkinson's Disease

Assessment Appointment: - 30 min appointment with medical doctor at Forte Sports - Assessment of pre exercise questionnaire and clearance to exercise - AHA/ACSM Health/ Fitness Facility Pre-participation Screening Questionnaire - Baseline testing including: - Timed Up and Go Test : measure of mobility and bradykinesia during walking. This involves standing up from a chair and walking a distance of 3m then turning around and walking back to the chair and sitting down. Average of 3 trials will be recorded. - Blood Pressure - Calculation of HR reserve (Max HR - resting HR) - Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Exercise Intervention: 12 week program 3 sessions per week Monday, Wednesday, Friday 0930 am. First Session: (allow an extra ten minutes). - Orientation to gym facility - Bike set up Each Session: - 5 min warm up (self paced but 40-50 rpm) - 30 mins of cycling at 75-85 rpm low resistance, HR of 50-80% HR reserve - 5 mins cool down ( self paced but 40-50 rpm). - Virtual instructor to follow on the screen or a screen based ride in the countryside. Supervision: - Attendance marked off at start of session - Medical Doctor present for all sessions - Instructor (trained fitness professional) present for all sessions 3 sessions: - During the first, half way through and last session the doctor will record your cadence and heart rate at 10min intervals during the session. Assessment at 6 weeks: - Timed Up and Go Test - Blood Pressure - Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Assessment at 12 weeks: - Timed Up and Go Test- Blood Pressure - Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale Session attendance checklist for each session will be marked off.