JOHN CULLEN on founding "IT'S JUST PARKINSON'S", battling Parkinson's Disease as an Avid Athlete & Powerlifter, his new DOCUMENTARY, motivating others fighting similar battles, and so much more!

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In 2015 John Cullen was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. An avid athlete his whole life, John has participated in over 100 running and cycling races, and over a dozen obstacle races all over the country and even in Europe. After his Parkinson’s diagnosis, physical exercise became crucial. But this wasn’t going to stop John. He knew he would need to prepare himself for the unknown battle that he was about to face. In 2019 John started powerlifting. To his surprise he discovered that lifting heavy weights stressed his central nervous system, which helped set back some of his Parkinson’s symptoms. Although not a cure for Parkinson’s, John finds that frequent powerlifting exercises allow him to control some of the symptoms associated with the disease. John's love for the sport as well as for people sparked his inner passion to want to bring light to his situation in order to motivate others fighting the same battle. What started off simply as John's mindset and motto that he lives by “Its Just Parkinson's” has spiralled out of control and developed into a powerful movement and organization called IJP or IT'S JUST PARKINSON’S. Through this platform John continues to connect and help people battling Parkinsons Disease both within his community and even across the country and the globe like in Europe and the Middle East. John hopes to continue to touch as many people as possible through his new Documentary Movie titled “IT'S JUST PARKINSON’S” that will soon be available to the public. John is determined to help shine light on what a lot of people still don’t know about Parkinsons Disease, and feels that anyone dealing with a disease of their own or hardship in their life, can develop an IJP mindset that can help them through their journey in life.

FOR MORE FROM JOHN CULLEN, Please connect via:

His website: www.itsjustparkinsons.com

And Instagram @itsjustparkinsons

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