Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainers
The National Register
The National Register of Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainers (NRPSPT) recruits and trains Parkinson’s Specialist Trainers across the UK and then connects them with people with Parkinson’s. It is run by 4D Life and supported by Parkinson’s UK, CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity), Cure Parkinson’s and FitPro.
The benefits of the right exercise, nutrition, functional training and lifestyle programmes for people with Parkinson’s are now well evidenced and well documented. But there are still huge gaps in the support available to help people with Parkinson’s to understand and implement the right programmes for them as individuals. A Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainer offers the ideal vehicle to help bridge some of these gaps.
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Exercise is still the only way to slow the progression of Parkinson’s!
National Register of Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainers
The Register has been created with the goal of ensuring everyone with Parkinson’s in the UK has access to a Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainer, should they wish to work with one. It also offers a clear pathway for Personal Trainers to develop their careers.
The NRPSPT is much more than just a database of Parkinson’s specialist personal trainers. We recruit and train personal trainers in areas where there are currently no specialists. We then actively connect them with people with Parkinson’s.
Nick Berners-Price, the founder of the National Register, has been living with a neurological condition since 2006 and is passionate about helping people with Parkinson’s manage their condition through exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle, alongside their medical treatment.
“A Personal Trainer who is a member of the NRPSPT will be able to design and evolve an exercise programme that is optimal for you as an individual. They will be able to teach you how to get the many benefits available from MOVEMENT, including cardio, strength, mobility and flexibility training. And how to slow down the progression of Parkinson’s using these techniques.
They will also be able to use the 4D Life Programme to work with you on your:
NUTRITION – including food, water intake, supplements, timings
FUNCTION – including breathing, digestion, balance, posture, walking technique
LIFESTYLE – including sleep, stress, inactivity, toxins, drugs (non medical)”
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Why a National Register of Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainers?
Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. 1 in 37 people alive today in the UK will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in their lifetime. Current medications cannot slow the progression of the condition, they can only mask the symptoms.
The only way to slow the progression of Parkinson’s is through exercise. Medication cannot yet slow progression.
Many people diagnosed with Parkinson’s have no experience or knowledge of exercise, and do not know which type, dose or intensity will help the most. Working with a Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainer offers the ideal solution to this problem.
The National Register of Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainers recruits, trains and connects Personal Trainers with people with Parkinson’s.
If you are a Personal Trainer, the process of becoming a member of The NRPSPT will develop your skills, qualifications and career.
The primary goal of The Register is to link people with Parkinson’s to suitably qualified and experienced Personal Trainers.
