Rock Steady Boxing - OKC

Join us! New class added! Reach out with any questions if this is the class for you! We love our Parkinson’s community and excited to be able to help more people!

It’s always a great day at Rock Steady with these guys!!

William (Bill) Young:

• Age 83 Years Young

• Bill was diagnosed in the summer of 2020; however, I probably had Parkinson's for 10 or more years before then.

• Up until about 70 years I led a very active life, including travel. I was a runner, gardener, played golf twice a week, and being a grandparent for 6 grand kids. However, at 70 years I started losing strength and stamina and I knew something was affecting me. I asked my GP, and she said it was probably old age. Then by chance a retired neurologist came by to give me a physical for insurance purposes and he noticed something that others had missed. He contacted my GP who put me in touch with a local Neurologist and confirmed I had Parkinson’s.

• There have been a rapid increase in the number of individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s in recent years. Congress has a bill before it that would substantially increase the funding for research to find a cure for the disease. The public needs to contact their congressman/women and ask them to support the bill.

• Each Parkinson’s patient is unique in their symptoms.

• Exercise is the best way to slow the progression of Parkinson’s.

• Rocksteady Boxing is an excellent program for Parkinson’s patients.