Hand & Dexterity Exercise (2026) (Session 8)

Join physiotherapist, Shelly Yu, for an exercise series focused on hand and dexterity challenges associated with Parkinson’s Disease. Exercises in this series will target upper extremity movement, hand dexterity, grip strength, hand-finger coordination and handwriting. As this is a hand and dexterity class, all exercises will be done sitting. Please ensure you have a table available to use for the handwriting portion of the class. This is the eighth session of eight. Equipment to prepare for the exercise series: •A tea towel/ kitchen towel •A small cushion/pillow •Light hand weights (if no weights are available, you can use cans of soup/beans etc.) •A cup and 20 pieces of macaroni/pasta •A pen/pencil and lined pieces of paper