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Speaker 1: One day, a man with Parkinson's came to one of

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Speaker 1: boxing coach Albert Leatulip's beginners classes and changed his life.

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Speaker 1: Through that student, Latulips learned about the clinically proven benefits

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Speaker 1: of boxing therapy.

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Speaker 2: It's multitasking which they have difficulty with, hand eye coordination,

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Speaker 2: mental focus. This so many different things with boxing that

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Speaker 2: helps people with Parkinson's.

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Speaker 1: So Latulip got certified with rock Steady Worldwide organization bringing

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Speaker 1: boxing to Parkinson's patients, slowing and in some cases stopping

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Speaker 1: the diseases progression as evidenced. Latula now head coach and

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Speaker 1: affiliate owner of rock Steady Boston, points to a ninety

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Speaker 1: two year old student who came to him in a wheelchair.

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Speaker 2: Got her away from the wheelchair to the walker, got

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Speaker 2: her away from the walker to nothing, hitting a tire

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Speaker 2: with the bat, doing battle ropes, everything on her own.

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Speaker 2: Just for her to be doing that at ninety two

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Speaker 2: is insane, But for her to go from a wheelchair

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Speaker 2: to walking, it's like magic. The feeling is unbelievable.

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Speaker 1: You can learn more at Rocksteady Boxingboston dot com. Kennell

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