South Florida gym helps people with Parkinson's fight back through fitness and resilience

When Parkinson's disease began to steal one South Florida man's balance and strength, he refused to give in.

Four years after Steve Palumbo's diagnosis, he's fighting back — one punch, one step, one workout at a time — at a Coral Springs gym where determination is as powerful as any medicine.

Palumbo trains at least three times a week. Whether he's on the mat or in a Rock Steady Boxing class, he's doing everything he can to slow the progression of the disease.

"The significant thing that was happening was I was falling. I was having a problem with my left leg, and that really made me say, 'You know, you can't ignore this,'" Palumbo said.

He credits his workouts with making a huge difference in how he feels.

"Mark has really worked on my stability and my balance," Palumbo said. "He