LUBBOCK, Texas — When Craig Potts walks into Right Cross Boxing Gym, pulls on his gloves and starts his rhythmic punches, he feels a little stronger.
“It feels good to move, feels good to hit something,” Potts said.
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Potts was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2017 but started noticing symptoms as early as 2012. He joined Right Cross Boxing Gym in Lubbock to help strengthen his motor skills, and ever since, he’s practiced hand-to-hand every week with his trainer, Terry Washington.
“I work with their motor skills,” Washington said. “I see improvement in their walking and their movements.”
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Washington has trained people with Parkinson’s since 2010 and said seeing trainees like Potts improve is one of the most rewarding parts of the job.
“There’s no better feeling in the world,” Washington said.
According to the American Physical Therapy Association, boxing can help ease symptoms for people with Parkinson’s. Washington, in particular, helps his trainees focus on hand and footwork to improve balance.