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1.1 Million Sit to Stands!

On World Parkinson's Day, participants from 13 countries joined the "Stand up to Parkinson's" campaign to collectively complete 1,102,058 sit-to-stands over a 24-hour period, surpassing their goal of 1,000,000. The sheer number of people involved and the magnitude of the accomplishment is something to be celebrated and acknowledged.

Assuming the sit-to-stands were completed evenly over 24 hours, we can calculate the average wattage produced by the group. If each sit-to-stand burns around 4 calories, then the group would have burned around 4,408,232 calories in total, which is equivalent to 4,408 kilocalories or 18,426 kilojoules of energy. To put this into perspective, this amount of energy is roughly equivalent to the energy required to power an average 60-watt light bulb for 307 hours, or 12.8 days. It is also equivalent to

  1. Boiling 4,400 cups of tea

  2. Charging a smartphone 12,000 times

  3. Running 4.4 marathons

  4. Biking for 550 kilometers

But what if all that energy was used at the same time? The amount of power that would be generated is truly awe-inspiring. A power jolt of 18,426 kilojoules is equivalent to the energy released by detonating approximately 4.4 pounds (2 kilograms) of TNT.

It's also equivalent to the kinetic energy of a car traveling at 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour) or the potential energy stored in a 440-pound (200-kilogram) object, for instance an adult lion or a motorcycle, lifted to a height of 87.5 feet (27 meters) above the ground.

The Stand up to Parkinson's campaign is a testament to the power of collective effort and determination. It's also a reminder of the incredible amount of energy our bodies are capable of producing through physical activity. Let's celebrate this accomplishment and continue to push ourselves to new heights.

It's also equivalent to the kinetic energy of a car traveling at 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour) or the potential energy stored in a 440-pound (200-kilogram) object, for instance an adult lion or a motorcycle, lifted to a height of 87.5 feet (27 meters) above the ground.

The Stand up to Parkinson's campaign is a testament to the power of collective effort and determination. It's also a reminder of the incredible amount of energy our bodies are capable of producing through physical activity. Let's celebrate this accomplishment and continue to push ourselves to new heights.

Nakagata, T., Yamada, Y., Hatamoto, Y., & Naito, H. (2019). Energy expenditure of a single sit-to-stand movement with slow versus normal speed using the different frequency accumulation method. Medicina (Kaunas), 55(3), 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55030077

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Sit2Stand Challenge

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

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.

  1. Film your sit2stands and post them to social media using #worldparkinsonsday.

  2. Nominate at least 3 of your friends to compete in the challenge.

  3. Keep doing sit2stands throughout the day, then record and log your final numbers.

 

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

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