Exercise: the evidence

About this episode

The episode discusses the medical evidence supporting the benefits of exercise for alleviating Parkinson's disease symptoms.

If certain windsurfing former Judges are to be believed, there's nothing quite like a bout of vigorous exercise for easing the symptoms of Parkinson's. But does the medical evidence support this? Cramped into their booth in the Notting Hill pub, the Movers & Shakers pick over the verifiable scientific facts behind the assumption that exercise can alleviate PD symptoms. Is it possible to fairly analyse the impact of exercise? Could the effect be more psychological than physical? And might exercise, one day, be prescribed by your neurologist? We're discussing all this (and more) with top experts and the gang. Movers & Shakers is brought to you by Cure Parkinson's . Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman. Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot. Sound mixing by Ewan Cameron. Music by Alex Stobbs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, Jeremy Paxman

Topics covered

• exercise
• Parkinson's disease
• medical evidence
• psychological effects
• neurology
• health

Keywords

• exercise
• Parkinson's
• medical evidence
• neurologist
• psychological effects
• health
• fitness

Sponsors

Cure Parkinson's

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Notting Hill

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