HeyJaredParkinson's: An Athlete's Journey
Parkinson’s: An Athlete’s Journey is for athletes navigating Parkinson’s, the coaches and clinicians who train them, and anyone who wants real-world strategies for performance and longevity.
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Train, Don’t Strain | Lorrie Karn (opens the original)
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Lorrie Karn has spent 36 years working in fitness and wellness, much of it with people who need exercise adapted to their individual abilities. Today, she directs Benefitness Adaptive Gym and is completing her doctorate in Health & Wellness Psychology, where she is studying the benefits of exercise for people with movement disorders. She works with people across a wide range of ages and abilities, including people at different stages of Parkinson’s. Eric and Lorrie talk about how Parkinson’s can
How a Diagnosis Led to the Bigfoot Endurance Lacrosse Classic | Kate McLaughlin (opens the original)
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Kate McLaughlin knows what it means to rely on sport when things get difficult. A former Division I lacrosse player and longtime coach, she still draws on many of the things she learned as an athlete: repetition, hard work, relying on a team, and adapting when circumstances change. Those lessons have taken on new meaning since Kate was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s in 2023. Kate continues to train regularly, with boxing, strength, agility, and coordination work all part of her week. She
The Second Wave: A 5,200-Mile Row for Parkinson’s | Ashley Ellis (opens the original)
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Ashley Ellis is preparing to row more than 5,000 miles around the eastern United States as captain of the Human Powered Potential Second Wave crew. Beginning in spring 2027, the six-woman team will row America's Great Loop — the roughly 5,200-mile waterway from Florida up the Intracoastal, through the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi, and back around the Gulf. If successful, they will become the first crew to row the route. Ashley was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s at 40. Since then, sh
A Setback Doesn’t Mean You Stop | Michael Lu (opens the original)
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Michael Lu has been playing hockey since he was four. In 2018, years after being diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s, he was recognized by the Anaheim Ducks as their honorary “21st Duck” and skated onto the ice with the team at Honda Center. Michael was diagnosed at 29, after experiencing symptoms as far back as high school. His younger brother was diagnosed even earlier, and the two have had very different experiences with the disease. Michael still plays hockey, trains regularly, and looks
Still Choosing the Hard Climb | Chris Hamper (opens the original)
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hris Hamper has been obsessed with climbing ever since he can remember. When he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s 13 years ago, one of his first thoughts was that he wouldn’t be able to climb anymore. He soon found that wasn’t the case. Chris has continued climbing throughout his diagnosis, even as Parkinson’s has made some movements and parts of the sport increasingly difficult. That experience became the subject of the documentary The Parkinson’s Project, which follows Chris and the role climbing
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