The Baehr Challenge for Parkinson’s Research will host the 11th Annual Baehr Challenge Obstacle Course on Saturday, March 28, 2020, from 9 AM to Noon, at Aviano Community Park just west of Desert Ridge Marketplace. The Baehr Challenge event is a staggered-start obstacle course designed for all fitness levels and all ages including individuals, families and people with Parkinson’s disease. Participants scale a wall, maneuver an inflatable, crawl under and through obstacles with family and friends in a morning of fun you will never forget!
Proceeds from the event benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation and its fitness affiliate, Team Fox, to fund scientific research for better treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
Brian Baehr was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease in 2007. As you may know, there is no known cure for Parkinson’s at this time. However, research continues to support fitness as one of the best methods of treatment for Parkinson’s patients. Brian’s son, Matt, studied kinesiology and business at Arizona State University and started Spartan Boot Camps while a student to help local residents across the valley get in shape and improve their diets. Father and son stand together to raise awareness and make a difference for people with Parkinson’s and their families.
The Baehr Challenge, LTD is an Arizona 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that creates awareness regarding fitness as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease while funding scientific research for improved treatments and a cure. Since its inception in 2010, Baehr Challenge, LTD has raised more than $200,000 with a portion distributed to the Michael J. Fox Foundation and its fitness affiliate, Team Fox to fund scientific research for better treatments and a cure; and a portion shared locally with the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Center at Barrow Neurological Institute and the Banner Neuro Wellness Centers in Gilbert and Sun City, AZ. These local services guide and support people with Parkinson’s and their families.
For more information on the Baehr Challenge Obstacle Course and/or to register to participate and/or volunteer, please visit at Baehrchallenge.org/register.
