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Rock Climbing for Parkinson's with Molly Cupka
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Molly Cupka is a climber and founder of the organization Up Ending Parkinson's, a nonprofit that teaches people with Parkinson's disease to rock climb. Parkinson's is the second most common neurological disease behind Alzheimer's and rock climbing provides a ton of health benefits including balance, grip strength, and mental acuity. For the climbers who Molly trains, there's another benefit that is harder to quantify, community and connection.
Connect with Molly:
- Check out Up Ending Parkinsons
Thank you to our sponsors:
- Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
- GU Energy
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Manage episode 431440426 series 2873188
Molly Cupka is a climber and founder of the organization Up Ending Parkinson's, a nonprofit that teaches people with Parkinson's disease to rock climb. Parkinson's is the second most common neurological disease behind Alzheimer's and rock climbing provides a ton of health benefits including balance, grip strength, and mental acuity. For the climbers who Molly trains, there's another benefit that is harder to quantify, community and connection.
Connect with Molly:
- Check out Up Ending Parkinsons
Thank you to our sponsors:
- Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
- GU Energy
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