Parkinson’s Boxing Classes are offered on the weekends for free at the Warzone Boxing Club in Upland Ca. We are here to help men & women take on the biggest opponent of their life. We are in your corner to help you with this fight by offering a free program ran by professional coaches who have competed at the highest levels of Professional and amateur boxing.
Boxing requires many attributes including balance, hand eye coordination and focus. Designed to relieve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, especially those associated with balance and body movement. From bag and mitt work to lateral and linear movement we will train you like a pro. But above and beyond all of that we will have you move around inside the ring with a coach in front of you so that you can learn how to track them down (cut off the ring). Learning to trap you opponent and making contact requires the ultimate focus and is a tremendous adrenaline rush.
We want you to really land punches as effective as possible. You will not get hit at all, but we want you to really experience the adrenaline rush associated with boxing. When a boxer is in the ring, their focus is at its peak. Their pupils dilate and ears drown out all the surrounding noises. It’s the ultimate focus and this level of concentration and focus stimulates the mind and has its best effects on Parkinson’s. Just keeping you busy on a bag and exercising isn’t enough.
Restoring your range of motion, you thought was gone forever requires work, but it is worth it. But we will be here with you so you won’t go through this alone because your coach will be with you as you learn a new sport that will help you in many ways. From regaining your rhythm and balance, elevating your fitness level to learning real self-defense skills. We are here to help you rediscover the joy of telling your body to move and watching it respond.
About the Warzone, since 2002 we have been training law enforcement and professional athletes to everyday men, women and kids. Our success has been proven over the years with development of 19 National, International and World Amateur Champions. Three Champions in the professional ranks have also be developed and are part of our coaches today. The Warzone staff breath eat and sleep boxing at the highest levels of possible. We know what type of workouts help you and which do not.
So give us a visit and see for yourself why the Warzone is one of the most successful gym around. Here is an article with more information regarding boxing and Parkinson’s This article can be found on the michaeljfox.org website.
NOTE: Those fighting Parkinson’s are also eligible to join our regular Men’s Boxing Classes.
