DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - Rock Steady boxing is a course that started in Indiana and later arrived in Danville.
The mission of Rock Steady Boxing is to empower people with Parkinson's disease to fight back. There is currently one location in the Champaign area and Lora Mock is the head coach.
She says before becoming enrolled, each student must go through an assessment. Each case of Parkinson's disease is different and her primary focus is to keep everyone safe.
"We do a lot of stretching of the front part of the body and strengthening the back part of the body," she said. "So we incorporate more body and stretching that a typical boxing class might do."
She says the owner at Kinney's Fitness Zone contacted her directly to find out more about her services.
"We have a gym member that comes in everyday that has Parkinson's and rides a bike almost a mile every day," said Stephanie Kinney.
Se says gym member told her about the course and that was when the family-owned business jumped on board to make it happen.
The course will be started in April. For price and time or any additional information, people can contact Kinney's Fitness Zone at (217) 918-5474 or visit their direct site here.Â
