PEDALING

Many Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients are able to ride a bicycle despite being severely compromised by gait disturbances including freezing of gait. Research shows that pedaling exercise on a bicycle can reduce symptoms of Parkinson’s. In fact, participants who ride three days a week over eight weeks have shown improvement in their Parkinson’s-related symptoms by as much as 35%. For convenience, most programs are offered on indoor, stationary bikes.