How to Build a PD Exercise Cocktail Plan: A Professional’s Companion Guidebook to Parkinson's: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise Paperback – April 3, 2026

“Kristine Meldrum’s book is a refreshing new lens: instead of chasing the next pill combination, we can mix together movement, strength, balance, and joy into an exercise cocktail that changes lives. This is a prescription that every care team should learn to write.”— Michael S. Okun, MDExecutive Director, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological DiseasesNew York Times bestselling author, The Parkinson’s PlanThe PD Exercise Cocktail Plan™ is a research-driven method for designing personalized Parkinson’s exercise plans that improve symptoms, help slow disease progression, and enhance quality of life.Exercise is one of the most powerful tools available for managing Parkinson’s disease—but effective exercise requires the right structure, intensity, and progression.From the eight-time award-winning author of Parkinson’s: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise, this professional guidebook provides a clear, research-driven framework for designing Parkinson’s-specific exercise programs.If you read Parkinson’s: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise, this companion guidebook takes the next step. People living with Parkinson’s disease can bring this guidebook directly to their coach, trainer, therapist, or rehabilitation team as a practical tool for developing a personalized Parkinson’s-specific exercise plan.Recommended by leading neurologists and Parkinson’s researchers nationwide, this book teaches trainers, clinicians, and medical fitness professionals how to design effective exercise programs that improve strength, mobility, and confidence for people with Parkinson’s disease.Renowned Parkinson’s exercise researcher Jay L. Alberts, PhD, of Cleveland Clinic, has described Kristine Meldrum’s work as “translation at its best,” emphasizing the importance of bringing laboratory-based exercise research into real-world programs for people with Parkinson’s disease.Inside the book, you will find:The PD Exercise Cocktail Plan™ model explained step by step8 real client PD Exercise Cocktail Plans developed over several years, showing how exercise “cocktails” evolve for both Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease (YOPD) and Later Onset Parkinson’s Disease (LOPD)Evidence-based strategies translated from leading Parkinson’s exercise research into real-world programmingMore than 15 workouts across different modalities, including neuro cycling, treadmill training, boxing, circuit training, progressive strength training, and more22 strength training exercises with professional photographic demonstrations showing the start, movement, and end phasesTools for assessment, scoring, and program design to help professionals build safe, individualized, and effective PD Exercise Cocktail Plans™More than 60 research citations supporting Parkinson’s-specific exercise protocols16 professional appendices, including evaluation forms, scoring tools, and PD Exercise Cocktail Plan™ supervision and safety standardsCombining peer-reviewed research with years of hands-on Parkinson’s exercise programming, this guide bridges the gap between Parkinson’s exercise science and real-world training programs. Read more