Rock Steady Boxing, the first and only boxing program of its kind in the country, was founded in 2006 by former Marion County Prosecutor, Scott C. Newman, who is living with Parkinson’s. The seed for what would eventually become Rock Steady Boxing was planted when Newman began intense, one-on-one, boxing training just a few years...
Frank T. Short (Board Chairman) President, Short Strategy Group, Inc. Larry Dykes, CLU, ChFC (Board Vice Chairman) Principal, Somerset CPSs Ryan Cotton, DNS (Board Secretary) Body One Physical Therapy Charles M. Corbin, CPA (Board Treasurer) Chief Financial Officer, Retired David Berst Vice President Division 1, NCAA Ann P. Foster Principal, Clinitor, Inc. Gregory F. Hahn, Attorney-at-law Bose...
ESPN – Boxing’s Knockout Punch Focus on a Cure Dance for Parkinson’s Davis Phinney Foundation Delay the Disease Indiana Parkinson’s Foundation (The Climb) Melvin Weinstein Parkinson’s Foundation Michael J. Fox Foundation Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Foundation National Parkinson’s Foundation Parkinson’s Action Network Parkinson’s Awareness Association of Central Indiana (PAACI) Peak Performance Fitness Center TheraCycle University of...
We are learning everyday that there are ways in which people with Parkinson’s disease can enhance their daily quality of life and even build impressive power, strength, flexibility and speed! By exercising with trainers who know the ropes, you can fight your way out of the corner and start to feel and function better. Boxing...
The KrossBox class (co-ed 18 & UP) is fitness with a punch! This high intensity class combines the benefits of cardio and strength training in one exciting workout. While training for a real fight, boxers undergo a series of difficult activities to obtain total fitness throughout the entire body. In addition to building cardio endurance,...
Fight Club is a multi-year partnership with donors who promise gifts of $1,000 to $10,000 for a minimum of five years to build a strong foundation and a stable future for Rock Steady Boxing. Providing unrestricted operating support, Fight Club members champion the fight against Parkinson’s. Fight Club Donor Levels Speedbag: $1,000/year for 5...
In addition to our Fight Club members, individuals who financially support our efforts and people who directly support our boxers by volunteering, the following foundations, organizations, and companies have generously shared funds, grants, or in-kind donations: Allegra Print & Imaging Atlas Mechanical At Home Health Equipment Barnes & Thornburg Body One Physical Therapy Bose McKinney...
Rock Steady Boxing is always grateful for monetary donations of any size. If you are interested in donating a piece of equipment to our gym instead, we would be equally grateful! Click on the items below to purchase – or feel free to use a different source if you can find a better deal! BOSU Balls (wish for...
Live from a small boxing gym in Indianapolis, some of the toughest fighters in the nation take on a single opponent and reigning champ – Parkinson’s disease, cause unknown and as yet, undefeated. Rock Steady Boxing, a nonprofit organization, is the first non-contact boxing gym in the country dedicated to people with Parkinson’s disease. Founded...
This is amazing, does this really work. I’ve been diagnosed for 4yrs. and play racquetball 3 times a week.
How do I get something like ROCK STEADY started locally?
Is funding available?
