Our Classes and Membership
IN-PERSON PPG FITNESS SESSIONS
West Los Angeles, California
More Sessions and Locations Coming Soon!
PPG Fitness is a 75-minute exercise program that combines ping pong-inspired exercises, drills, and gameplay to improve motor and cognitive fitness while also improving your ping pong playing skills. It includes bodyweight exercises and drills that take place on and off the ping pong table. The classes are designed to promote healthy aging and help reduce symptoms associated with neurological conditions like Parkinson's.
We are currently offering classes for people living with Parkinson’s at our location in West Los Angeles. Friends and family of those living with Parkinson's can also participate in the PPG Fitness classes at a reduced fee, subject to space availability.
Please note participants in any of our fitness programs must be cleared by a primary care physician.
West Los Angeles Class Schedule:
PPG Fitness for PD - Tuesdays 5:30-6:45 pm
PPG Fitness for PD - Fridays 12:00-1:15 pm
To attend a class, you'll need to purchase either a monthly membership or individual classes first. Once you've made your purchase, you’ll be directed to a scheduler where can select the class you want to attend.
The PPG Fitness for PD program is supported by a community grant from the Parkinson’s Foundation.
PRICING:
SINGLE CLASS - $15
MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP - $50/Month (1 session per week)
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We look forward to offering classes in other cities soon!
Welcome interested and potential future participants!
Before signing up for a class, please read the following to ensure your safety.
Our workouts are designed to improve balance, strength, endurance, brain health, and your table tennis skills! They may also reduce the symptoms associated with Parkinson’s Disease and other cognitive conditions. Our sessions require being on your feet for up to 75 minutes. You will be moving and reacting as it relates to ping pong. We intend for it to be a workout!
Eliminating falls is essential for a successful class. Therefore, the class structure makes it very challenging to safely participate if an assistive device is needed for balance, an individual frequently loses their balance or falls, or general deconditioning makes operating an hour-long class difficult.
As we continue to grow and develop our program, we intend to create an environment that can accommodate people with less mobility. Please be sure you have been cleared by your doctor to participate in an exercise program like this.
PLEASE READ BEFORE ATTENDING YOUR FIRST SESSION
Join the PING PONG FOR GOOD COMMUNITY helping to improve the lives of those impacted by cognitive disorders and brain health decline.
Your support helps to expand this program to other cities and will increase awareness about the importance of brain health and the many benefits of playing ping pong!
PING PONG FOR GOOD is the first to work with experts in Brain Health, Fitness, and Table Tennis to develop programs with ping pong-inspired exercises and drills to stay physically and cognitively stimulated.
PING PONG FOR GOOD Basics
Learn the basics of “Ping Pong Therapy” and PPG Fitness, our proprietary program that utilizes ping pong-inspired movements that include bodyweight exercises and drills using just a paddle and a ball.
This program seeks to maximize the benefits for the brain and body to promote healthy, active aging. It may reduce symptoms associated with neurological conditions and improve your ping pong playing skills!
With varying levels of complexity, it can be practiced alone, with a partner, and even in virtual reality.
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*These tutorials are not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult with your doctor, physical therapist, or fitness professional and to ensure you are cleared for an online exercise program without supervision and if these exercises are appropriate for you.
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