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Prevent Parkinson's & Alzheimer's Disease
Through Unique Hand-Eye & Hand-Foot Coordination Training
Groundbreaking 2025 research shows that adults aged 30-60 who practice coordination exercises can reduce their risk of neurodegenerative diseases by up to 40%. Stephen Jepson's unique programs combine hand-eye coordination, balance training, and brain fitness to prevent disease before it starts.
Alzheimer's Cases Preventable
Through lifestyle modifications including coordination exercises
Higher Cognitive Decline Risk
For inactive adults 45+ vs. those who exercise regularly
Best Time to Start Prevention
Build cognitive reserve before disease onset
2025 Research: The Science of Disease Prevention
POINTER Study Breakthrough
July 2025 | NPR Featured Research
Adults who followed an intensive program including aerobic exercise 4x per week, cognitive training, and social activities showed marked improvements in memory and cognition tests compared to control groups.
Key Finding:
"Twelve modifiable risk factors for dementia have been identified, and modifying these may prevent or delay up to 40% of dementia cases."
Parkinson's Coordination Training
2025 Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Exercises requiring timing, coordination, and speed (boxing, dancing, cycling) result in symptomatic improvement and can slow PD progression. Combined training improves focused attention and inhibitory control.
Exercise Duration:
Tai Chi for 6 months, dance therapy for 12 months, and progressive resistance training for 24 months all show motor symptom relief.
Hand-Eye Coordination & Neuroplasticity
2025 Brain Gym Study
Brain gym exercises significantly improved eye-hand coordination in participants over 16 sessions (twice weekly, 30 minutes each). Regular practice can slow Alzheimer's and Parkinson's progression by promoting neuroplasticity.
Neuroplasticity Benefits:
The brain and neurons get stronger through consistent use, making coordination training one of the most effective disease prevention strategies.
Cognitive Reserve Protection
Alzheimer's Society Research
People who regularly do intellectually and physically stimulating activities throughout life have stronger thinking abilities. This "cognitive reserve" protects against losses through aging and disease.
Middle Age is Critical:
Building cognitive reserve in your 30s-50s provides decades of protection against neurodegenerative diseases.
What Makes Stephen's Program Unique?
Living Proof at 85 Years Old
Stephen Jepson rides unicycles, juggles while balancing on a bongo board, walks tightropes, and demonstrates incredible coordination. His unique program focuses on hand-eye and hand-foot exercises that he developed over decades.
"I can change balance, stability and coordination issues for everyone. As a bonus, I believe it can help build brain cells, develop neural pathways and prevent or delay Alzheimer's and dementia."
— Stephen Jepson
Hand-Eye Coordination
Juggling, ball tossing, and catching exercises that create new neural pathways and strengthen brain-motor connections proven to prevent disease.
Hand-Foot Integration
Unique exercises combining hand and foot movements simultaneously—a powerful neuroplasticity stimulus that few programs offer.
Balance & Coordination
Bongo boards, balance beams, and stability challenges that improve motor control—critical for Parkinson's prevention.
Parkinson's Disease Prevention Through Coordination Training
How Coordination Exercises Slow Parkinson's Progression
Emerging evidence demonstrates that structured exercise interventions, particularly coordination and mind-body exercises, can prevent and treat PD progression through risk mitigation in preclinical phases and motor function improvement in clinical populations.
Proven Benefits:
- Improved gait and balance
- Reduced tremor severity
- Enhanced flexibility and grip strength
- Better motor coordination
- Improved focused attention and inhibitory control
Recommended Exercise Types:
- Boxing (timing & speed)
- Dancing (coordination & rhythm)
- Cycling (balance & movement)
- Tai Chi (mind-body integration)
- Juggling (hand-eye coordination)
Early Intervention Recommendation:
Neurologists recommend that anyone at higher risk of developing Parkinson's follow a regimented exercise program including coordination training, along with physical therapy and occupational therapy as part of their care team.
Alzheimer's Prevention & Building Cognitive Reserve
40% of Alzheimer's Cases Are Preventable
Physical activity is increasingly recognized as a vital non-pharmacological strategy to counteract age-related cognitive decline. The latest research identifies twelve modifiable risk factors for dementia, and addressing these may prevent or delay up to 40% of cases.
The POINTER Study Intensive Program:
- Aerobic Exercise: 4 times per week
- Cognitive Training: Online brain exercises
- Social Activities: Regular engagement
- Blood Pressure: Regular monitoring
- Mediterranean Diet: Brain-healthy eating
Result: Intensive group performed markedly better on memory and cognition tests than controls.
What is Cognitive Reserve?
People who regularly do intellectual and physical activities throughout life have stronger thinking abilities, which may give them a reserve of thinking skills that protect them against losses through aging and disease.
How Coordination Exercises Build Reserve:
Aerobic exercise at 50-75% of VO2 max prevents hippocampal volume reduction, spatial memory reduction, and learning reduction through increasing synaptic flexibility. Hand-eye coordination exercises add cognitive challenge to physical activity, doubling the brain-building benefits.
The Neuroplasticity Connection: Why Hand-Eye Coordination Works
The Science Behind It
Hand-eye coordination exercises require your brain to:
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🎯Coordinate visual inputs with motor outputs — acting as brain training that demands speed, accuracy, and split-second decisions
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⚡Create new neural pathways — the brain and its neurons get stronger and more efficient through consistent use and practice
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🔄Promote neuroplasticity — your brain's ability to form new connections and adapt, which protects against disease
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🧬Stimulate multiple brain regions simultaneously — visual cortex, motor cortex, cerebellum, and prefrontal cortex all work together
Real-World Benefits
Regular coordination training leads to:
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💪Improved multitasking abilities — better executive function and cognitive control
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📈Enhanced memory retention — both short-term and long-term memory improvement
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😌Reduced stress levels — playful movement reduces cortisol and boosts mood
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🚀Faster processing speed — quicker reaction times and decision-making abilities
The Bottom Line
Hand-eye and hand-foot coordination exercises are among the most powerful non-pharmacological interventions for preventing Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Starting in your 30s-50s builds the cognitive reserve and neural resilience you need for decades of brain health.
See Stephen's Unique Program in Action
Watch Stephen demonstrate the hand-eye and hand-foot coordination exercises that have kept him sharp and active at 85 years old. These are the same techniques proven to prevent neurodegenerative diseases.
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