Every punch Donahue Fields throws is part of the fight against what life has thrown at him. “I see the world differently; the world sees me differently," he said. For nearly two decades, Fields lived ...
FAIRFAX, Va. — A lone boxing glove hangs on the wall at DPI Fitness in Fairfax, a quiet symbol of something louder inside. Every person who slips on a pair of gloves carries a reason. A past. A moment ...
Coach Solo gets Marcel ready for the bag to practice focus. Credit: Maya McFadden Photos Bill Moore Jr (right) practices punching and endurance. While suited up in a pair of boxing gloves, 19-year-old ...
When George Valliere walked into the Whaling City Athletic Club five weeks ago, he was hunched over, staring at the floor. Valliere is 78. He has Parkinson’s Disease, a debilitating progressive ...
Though Jody Bennett became paralyzed from the waist down 12 years ago, he said "it took me being in a wheelchair to learn that I can do great things." LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Vegas local Jody Bennett has ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Turnstone Center has announced that it will be bringing Rock Steady Boxing, an adaptive exercise program for people with Parkinson’s disease, to the Fort Wayne community ...
Two Northern Virginia women will break barriers this weekend with a competition that's never been done before in the United States. On Sunday, Kelly Simoneaux and Joanna Bonilla will go into the ring ...