Maravilla Senior Living Community held a "Pump It for Parkinson's" event earlier this month, collaborating with the National Institute for Fitness and Sport (NIFS) in an inspiring display of solidarity with Parkinson’s disease victims. Joining the global challenge set by NIFS for individuals to take 10 million steps in order to fundraise and promote awareness, Maravilla's residents contributed to the cause by collectively taking more than 30,000 steps.
Note that the average resident age is 85.
This remarkable feat was achieved through a combination of utilizing NuStep cross-trainers (similar to elliptical machines) and walking laps around the living facility's perimeter.