Punch Out Parkinson's

11 East Elm Street,Chicago IL 60611

24 April, 2022

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Punch Out Parkinson's Are you ready to help knock out Parkinson's Disease with us? Come team up with Rumble Boxing, Rock Steady Boxing, and lululemon to raise your hands and Punch Out Parkinson's! On April 24th, Rumble Boxing will be hosting two boxing inspired workout classes at 1:00PM and 2:00PM donating all proceeds from tickets to the Midwest Chapter of the Parkinson's Foundation. Classes will be 45 minutes in length. Lululemon will be there raffling five personal shopping appointments at their 900 N Michigan Ave store as well as surprising participants in-studio to commemorate them for joining our fight! Rumble will also be hosting another class for the inspiring members of Rock Steady Boxing at 11:45AM to help promote the benefits that boxing can have for people living with Parkinson's Disease and to raise awareness for the tremendous work that Rock Steady is doing. Read more about their story below! In addition to the Rumble class and swag from lululemon, the teams from Crumbl Cookies, Ingrained, and Shake Shack will also be onsite to team up with us and provide participants with some delicious post-class goodies and discounts. You won't want to miss this fight - hit the link to sign up now! Event Details: When: Sunday April 24th with classes at 1PM and 2PM Cost: $32 (includes your spot for class, boxing glove rental, and all of the above additional goodies!). Boxing wraps are required for class. Attendees can bring their own or purchase at Rumble for $8. How To Sign Up: Select the class time that you prefer (1PM or 2PM) and click the associated link to submit your $32 donation. Each class has a capacity of 60 spots. Once you submit your donation - the Rumble team will book you in to class! Proceeds: All funds raised will be donated to the Midwest Chapter of the Parkinson's Foundation ___________________________________________________________________________ Who is our other partner Rock Steady Boxing? Rock Steady Boxing is a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 that gives people with Parkinson’s Disease hope by improving their quality of life through a non-contact boxing-based fitness curriculum. As the first boxing program of its kind in the country, Rock Steady provides boxing focused workout classes to people who suffer from Parkinson's disease. Their classes are designed to meet the fitness levels at all stages of Parkinson’s (from the newly diagnosed to those who had been living with it for many decades) and are designed to attack Parkinson’s at its vulnerable neurological points. Why Boxing? Various studies have supported the notion that rigorous exercise emphasizing gross motor movement, balance, core strength, and rhythm can favorably impact the range of motion, posture, gait, and the activities of daily life of those living with Parkinson's. Some more recent studies (most notably at Cleveland Clinic) have even suggested that this kind of exercise may be neuro-protective and can actually slow the progression of the disease. Rock Steady clients are a living example of this. Members of their group have not only reported improved physical symptoms- but have also experienced tremendous psychological improvements from the confidence they have gained during this exercise. While a permanent cure for PD may be many years away, the members of Rock Steady Boxing have experienced progression in all facets of their disease. We are extremely excited to be teaming up with Rock Steady on April 24th and look forward to continuing to team up with them in the future to knockout Parkinsons's.