New Westminster residents with Parkinson’s disease will have one more reason to get moving over the next three months thanks to a new pilot program launching April 11.
Called Step by Step, the free weekly walking program is aimed at helping people living with Parkinson’s to incrementally improve the number of steps they take per day.
“We’re trying to promote awareness of how exercise can really change the lives and the symptoms of people affected with Parkinson’s,” said Myriame Lyons, education support services coordinator with the Parkinson Society of B.C. “One of the best management tools in terms of reducing the symptoms of Parkinson’s is exercise; research has continually found that.”
New West is one of nine communities in B.C. to take on the project.
Every week will see local volunteer walk leader Robyn Murrell, owner and operator of Zhoosh Fitness Garage, organize a route and monitor participants’ progress using individual pedometers supplied by the Parkinson Society.
For more information or to sign up, phone 778-323-1465 or email [email protected].
