The Power of Exercise for Seniors with Neurological Conditions

On this episode of Conversations on Care, Founder & CEO of Movement Revolution, Eric Johnson, CSCS, CIFT, PWR, discusses how daily exercise can go beyond physical benefits and provide powerful neuroprotective benefits as well. Learn how exercise programs can help those with dementia, Parkinson’s, and other neurological conditions.

About Our Guest

Eric Johnson is a devoted Neuro Exercise Specialist, entrepreneur, father, and husband that’s passionate about helping those affected by neurological conditions live stronger every day. Eric’s career ambition and drive is focused on finding and filling the gaps that exist within the healthcare industry to truly help people live a better quality of life. Over the course of his 13-year career, Eric has helped over 2000 people living with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, and other complex medical conditions. Eric founded Movement Revolution in 2013 to provide inclusive access to professionally led exercise programs that truly change the lives of people living with neurological conditions.

Movement Revolution has mastered the art of personalized, symptom-specific exercise to enhance recovery and/or alter the progression of neurological diagnoses. It started in the city of Chicago and has since expanded to four locations across the Chicagoland area, along with servicing clients virtually across the country and internationally. Eric has developed the Neuro-Intensive Exercise © method blends the latest research with innovative adaptations of traditional exercise to build the most effective, impactful, customized wellness programs for our clients. It is the method by which their team of Neuro Exercise Specialists develop their programs to help their clients live stronger. The Neuro Exercise Specialist Education Course is one of the only Accredited Exercise Education Courses by the Parkinson’s Foundation.

About the Conversations on Care Podcast

Conversations on Care is a live Facebook talk show based in Chicago bringing together senior care experts to help families better understand and cope with chronic care needs.
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