Sit2Stand Challenge
Stand Up to Parkinson’s
The PD Avengers are challenging YOU to see how many sit2stands you can do in a minute on World Parkinson’s Day with our partners; Neuro Heroes, Parkinson’s Africa, U-Turn Parkinsons and Rock Steady Boxing.
Hello, PD Avengers, we are the new co-chairs of the wellness committee - Kristi and Tash.
For our first order of business, we would like to challenge you to see how many sit2stands you can do in a minute for World Parkinson’s day on April 11, 2022. And then, we ask that you nominate all your friends and family for this challenge! Film your sit2stands and share to social media with #worldparkinsonsday. Keep up the sit2stands throughout the day and log them all. Let’s support our friends at Neuro Heroes, who created this challenge, in meeting and exceeding their goals.
Film your sit2stands and post them to social media using #worldparkinsonsday.
Nominate at least 3 of your friends to compete in the challenge.
Keep doing sit2stands throughout the day, then record and log your final numbers.
Register at a link below and be sure to track the number of Sit2Stands you complete.
Click here for Africa Sit2Stands!
Click here for Canada Sit2Stands!
Click here for United States Sit2Stands!
Click here for United Kingdom and everywhere else Sit2Stands!
Why sit2stands?
The sit2stand challenge helps raise awareness by challenging individuals to move. Movement is something that becomes difficult with PD and is also the one thing demonstrated to slow the progression.
The awesome thing about a sit2stand is that it is a functional movement that is scalable if you find it challenging. Our Neuro Heroes friends with help from U-Turn Parkinson’s, Rock Steady Boxing, and us here at PD Avengers made a video that shows you how to do sit2stands along with modifications.
Let’s get sit2stand-ing and have some fun!
What are our goals?
As many Sit2Stands as People with Parkinson’s in your country.
(Numbers are rounded up from the 2020 estimates charted below)
2.7 Million for China
1 million for the US
344,000 Japan
266,000 Germany
230,000 Brazil
150,000 Italy
160,000 France
145,000 United Kingdom
120,000 Mexico, Spain
115,000 Canada
South Korea 75,000
Taiwan 60K
Unfortunately we do not have great statistics for all countries.
Kristi LaMonica
Co-Leader, Wellness Committee
Nastash (Tash) Fathergill Misbah
Co-Leader, Wellness Committee
How to properly and safely do a sit2stand.
N. Maserejian, L. Vinikoor-Imler, A. Dilley. Estimation of the 2020 Global Population of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2020; 35 (suppl 1). https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/estimation-of-the-2020-global-population-of-parkinsons-disease-pd/. Accessed April 3, 2022
