Relay to End Parkinsons makes a stop in Guelph [Video]

Teams are taking part in a two-wheeled trek across southwestern Ontario to raise awareness about the benefits of exercise for people with Parkinson’s Disease.

It’s a movement disorder of the nervous system, and a condition that can be very isolating.

Participants of the Relay to End Parkinson’s, however, are on a mission to change that.

Steve Iseman was diagnosed with the condition 11 years ago. He helped start the Spinning Wheels initiative, which led to the creation of the Relay to End Parkinson’s.

Teams are now making their way across Canada.

“It’s coming up to 12,000 kilometres so far,” Iseman said, at Thursday’s stop on the University of Guelph campus.

The goal is to connect people with Parkinson’s while also encouraging exercise.

“We’re trying to enliven and collect these voices,” he explained.

At the Guelph stop, participants met with associate professor Philip Millar and members of his research team.

Millar has studied the benefits of exercise on those …