Husson Fighting Eagles offering wellness classes for people with Parkinson’s disease

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – The Husson Combating Eagles Boxing Membership is partnering with the Bangor Area YMCA to supply folks with Parkinson’s illness wellness courses and an opportunity to lace up the gloves.

Cindy Griggs enjoys attending the courses that happen on Mondays from 3-4:15 p.m. She mentioned the group has a terrific sense of togetherness led by the enthusiastic and useful Eagles.

“I feel it’s useful to anybody who has Parkinson’s. It helps with coordination, steadiness, and hand-eye coordination. It’s enjoyable. You get to see folks and socialize. The scholars at Husson do a superb job with it,” mentioned Griggs.

Griggs recovered from shoulder surgical procedure in October, and he or she nonetheless got here to class in a sling to work by way of the foot workouts.

You’ll be able to contact the Combating Eagles about this system at Fb.com/PunchOutParkinsons.

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