Jake Branan

Fighting Back: Athens Gyms Offer Specialized Classes for Those With Parkinson’s

At X3 Sports training gym off of Milledge Avenue, participants in the Knock Out Parkinson’s Disease (or KOPD) class started their workout by calling out words that sounded like they belonged in a planetarium instead of a boxing gym. “Evil aliens!” “Friendship 7!”  “James Webb telescope!”  “Lunar!” “Meteorite!” This exercise…