Table 1.

Overview of exercise and education interventions

EDUCATION		EXERCISE
Frequency	One 90 min session/week, five 30 min relaxation sessions/week at home TOTAL: 240 min/week of education and relaxation	Frequency	Three 80 min sessions/week: TOTAL: 240 min/week of exercise
Topic	Goal	Station	Time	Goal	Progression
Resources	Topic: Finding information on PD, communicating effectively with health care providers and building a support team.	Gait training	10	Warm up, big steps, arm swing	Speed, UE support (poles), cues for big steps, ankle weights, cognitive task
Sleep, Fatigue, Pain	Topic: Solutions to common sleep, pain and fatigue problem in PD.	PWR! Moves	20	Aerobic, whole body sequencing, amplitude training	3 levels of difficulty
Nutrition	Topic: Healthy eating guidelines, normal serving sizes, nutrition, and meal planning.	Lunging	15	Multi-directional, anticipatory control, dual task, executive function	Sequences, visual cues, UE support, cognitive task
Difficult emotions, stress and depression	Topic: Solutions to common emotional ups and downs that accompany chronic illness.	Agility	10	Turns, multi-directional, cognitive task	Speed, cognitive task
Communication	Topic: Improving communication (verbal, voice tone and body language).	Boxing	10	Powerful movements, dual task, anticipatory movement, executive function	Response inhibition, hand weights, cognitive task
Medication	Topic: Purposes, effects and responsibilities of common PD related medication.	Tai Chi	15	Weight shifting, limits of stability, postural responses, step initiation	3 levels of difficulty