Category: Exercise

Move It

Kevin Lockette is a physical therapist from Hawaii who has been most influential in generating suggestions for how to improve mobility and reduce freezing. He has been a guest on Parkinsons Recovery radio several times and was a presenter at the Parkinsons Recovery Summit in Santa Fe. As you can see by a copy of his correspondence below, he is making his ground breaking book Move It available to everyone for free. It is a true treasure.

Click below to download a free copy of Kevin Lockette’s marvelous book Move It.

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Robert

I have been working with the Parkinson’s community for over 20 years. I have completed many projects for this population including designing exercise programs specific for people with Parkinson’s that are are At all the YMCAs on the islands, lecturing nationally on physical activity and Parkinson’s disease, and producing a book and DVD. I have been on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Parkinson’s Association for over 10 years. Last year I finished my term as president and I am now a volunteer running a support group once a month.

The reason I am contacting you is that some of my past work has already lived a life but still relevant. I would like to donate my book for download for free or for a donation to your projects. It’s up to you what you want to do with it. I am attaching a PDF file of my MOVE IT book. Feel free to distribute to your members at no cost or for donation for causes that you are working on within this community. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Kevin Lockette

A Major League Pitcher’s Perspective on Recovery

I interviewed Tom House today on the radio show. The interview is posted here on the radio show member page. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about five years ago.

Tom has a unique perspective on the “process” of recovery. Note that I used the word “process” not “outcome”. Tom explains that when athletes focus on the “outcome” they want – i.e., winning the game – their performance sinks and they are more likely to lose.

The outcome is not what matters, but the process. Of course you want to see all symptoms dissolve. To make that happen however, the focus needs to be on the present moment activities and behaviors that in the end make that outcome possible.

This is why mindfulness programs are so successful for people with Parkinson’s.  They focus on process rather than outcomes.

Tom is rolling out a new program that sounds interesting to me, but it obviously is the early stages of a roll out. Be on the lookout for future announcements.

Robert