Ready for the PWR! Retreat 2023

We are open for registrations for the PWR! Retreat June 4-10, 2023. And are more then halfway full. Last year we were open for applications for 13 days before we went to a waitlist. We encourage you to begin registration today!

The PWR! Retreat is a weeklong (7 day/6 night) exercise-focused Parkinson disease-specific retreat and conference for people with Parkinson’s and their care partners.  The PWR!Retreat will be held at the beautiful Scottsdale Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. Experience a FUN, engaging way to learn all about, and put into practice, the latest research in exercise and PD – HOW to exercise, WHY you should exercise and the EFFECT exercise has on PD symptoms.

Tiene Parkinson y habla español?

Tenemos una programa gratis de ejercicio para las personas en el sur de Arizona para mejorar sus síntomas de Parkinson!

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Do you know someone who has Parkinson disease and speaks Spanish?

Tell them about -  PWR! Connect | PWR! Conexión, a free exercise program for people in Southern Arizona to improve their symptoms of Parkinson disease.

 

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If you have Parkinson disease and live in the Tucson area, we have the gym for you! PWR!Gym members participate in classes specifically designed to slow the progression of PD and lessen its symptoms.

Learn to support your clients!

Become a Parkinson’s specialist!

We’re training PWR!Moves Professionals all over the world—if you are a therapist or fitness professional interested in increasing your PD expertise, register for one of our workshops!

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Dr. Farley created PWR!Moves® as the EVOLUTION of her original LSVT BIG® exercise program. The BASIC4 | PWR!Moves® offer a flexible and functional amplitude-focused exercise approach that targets multiple symptoms, and that allows for adaptation for disease severity.

PWR!Gym

A place for our local Arizona community members to access Physical Therapy, Exercise Therapy, and Wellness Support specifically for people with Parkinson’s. Our facility is located in Tucson, AZ.

Join us at the PWR!Gym in Arizona!

PWR! Virtual Experience

An online membership supporting those with PD all over the world through Guided Plans to work out, pre-recorded exercise classes, Wellness Series webinars, Ask the Expert events, Live Virtual Exercise Classes, and ongoing education specific for people with Parkinson disease.

Get started at the PWR! Virtual Experience
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Workshops and Education

Our virtual certification workshops teach therapists across the US and world how to offer therapy specifically designed for people with Parkinson disease in their local communities.

Register for your PWR!Moves Certification Today!
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  • Are you looking for somebody who understands Parkinson’s?
  • Would you like to have a specialist who can help you navigate the tricky waters of living with a chronic disease?
  • Do you want a place where you can feel at home, and not judged for having Parkinson’s?
  • Do you want to receive exercise and physical therapy treatments that work, that will help you to feel better because the research supports the activities that you do?
  • Are you tired of scouring the Internet for exercises that work for you?
  • Do you want exercises that will help you to reduce your freezing, or your tremor, or help you to walk without being stiff?

If you answered yes, then the PWR!Gym in Tucson is perfect for you. At the PWR!Gym, we only see people with movement disorders, so you will fit right in. You will gain access to experienced knowledgeable staff members who work with people with Parkinson’s day in and day out. Parkinson’s is tough– Let us help you figure it out. Join us today! (520) 591-5346

Diagnosed with Parkinson's?

Live in Southern Arizona?

We encourage you to get started now!
If you’re a local person with Parkinson’s, become a PWR!Gym member today!

I live in Southern Arizona.

Outside of Southern Arizona?

Those further away can get started with PWR!Moves too! We have launched a virtual online platform with recorded and via zoom Parkinson-focused classed as well as wellness consultation. We, also, have PWR! Retreat and a few other options for those with Parkinson's outside of Southern Arizona.

I live outside of Southern Arizona.

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Wellness Series

Our Free Open to the Public monthly Wellness Series talks are currently held via Zoom. We cover topics relevant to members of the Parkinson’s community. Everyone can attend. Available Recordings are loaded to our PWR! Virtual Experience website for replay.

Upcoming Registrations & Replays

Ask the Expert

Available to our local PWR! Gym and PWR! Virtual Experience Members. We offer every other month "Ask an Expert" via Zoom. If you are a member you can sign up to receive the links for these events.

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Find a PWR!Moves Professional

Looking for a certified PWR!Moves professional in your area? We offer a directory of PWR! Professionals to help you get started with PWR!Moves.

Search the PWR!Moves Professionals Directory

Ready to support people with Parkinson's?
Become a PWR!Moves Certified Therapist or Instructor.

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PWR!Moves Training and Certification Workshops prepare physical and occupational therapists, as well as fitness professionals, to implement PD-specific therapy and group exercise programs in their communities. Workshops are hosted across the US and Canada.

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