I can JUMP!!

A few years ago, I was told by the doctors that I have SCA6. Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6. It’s a slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia, dysarthria, and nystagmus. Age range of onset is 43 to 52 years. Initial symptoms are gait unsteadiness, stumbling, and imbalance (in ~90%) and dysarthria (in ~10%). I am 47 years old now, and true, my balance is off a little. Anyways… to make a long story short, before I was introduced to Beachbody, my verticle leap was 0". I had trouble in doing any jumping, due to my condition. About 6 months ago I started to do P90X (main program), and a little of INSANITY. I did have to modify some movements, and exercises, but I did what I could and as much as I could do. A week into my workouts, I tried to do some jumping. Shakey at first, but i could actually jump! I now have a verticle leap of about 6”! Now, I have done a few Insanity sessions (with a little jumping), Hip Hop Abs, TurboFire, and my main program is P90X. I still have my balance issues… BUT I CAN JUMP NOW!!! 

Thank you Beachbody!! By the way…. my physical transformation is improving as well!! 

NOTE: This is not a cure, but it's helping me to stay strong and positive!