National Institute for Fitness and Sport Invites Senior Living Communities to Pump It for Parkinson’s on April 11, 2023

NIFS has partnered with NuStep and invited senior communities across the country to attend this event to raise awareness of the benefits of exercise for people living with Parkinson’s.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The National Institute for Fitness and Sport (NIFS) is presenting Pump It for Parkinson’s on World Parkinson’s Day, April 11, 2023. NIFS has partnered with NuStep and is inviting Senior living communities around the world invited a country to attend this event to raise awareness of the benefits of exercise for people living with Parkinson’s. Pump It for Parkinson will be an all-day NuStep challenge for seniors striving to reach 30,000 steps on their NuStep.

Emily Davenport, NIFS Director of Fitness Center Management, said, “Communities can bring their entire campus together by bringing their residents and staff together to achieve the goal!” NIFS will provide communities with a free suite of tracking tools, promotional content, and educational resources provide what they need to delight their residents. The goal of the event is to collect 1 million steps representing the 1 million people in the US living with Parkinson’s!

“Whether this event is a community’s first program dedicated to supporting residents with Parkinson’s or is a fun addition to existing offerings, we want to provide resources that continue to help residents fight back against Parkinson’s,” said Davenport . Participating communities will also receive a Parkinson’s Fitness Toolkit with resources and videos to use in their fitness center. Communities wishing to participate must register at https://wellness.nifs.org/pump-it-for-parkinsons.

“We are excited to partner with NIFS and support their Pump It for Parkinson’s event. And we’re honored that attendees will be using NuStep cross trainers throughout the day to demonstrate the importance of exercise for people with Parkinson’s.” said NuStep Vice President of Marketing and Product Development, Tobey Thelen. As an added incentive, thanks to NuStep and NIFS, communities may be eligible to win a NuStep T6 cross trainer for participating in Pump It for Parkinson.

Nearly 10 million people are living with Parkinson’s disease worldwide, and 90,000 Americans are diagnosed with the degenerative disease each year. Three years ago, NIFS began developing a comprehensive fitness program to meet the unique needs of residents with Parkinson’s disease for their senior living communities. This gave rise to the Bold Moves programming, designed specifically for residents with Parkinson’s.

NIFS thanks strategic partners NuStep and Wellzesta for supporting Pump It for Parkinson and helping raise awareness of the unique fitness needs of residents living with Parkinson’s disease. 274-3432, email Emily Davenport at [email protected] or visit wellness.nifs.org.

NIFS Media Liaison, Trudy Coler (317) 274-3432, email [email protected]. The National Institute for Fitness and Sport is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving human health, physical fitness, and athletic performance through research, education, and service.
NuStep is a leading manufacturer of recumbent cross trainers used in healthcare, senior living and fitness settings worldwide.

media contact

Trudy Coler, NIFS, 1 (317) 274-3432, [email protected]

Emily Davenport, NIFS, (317) 274-3432, [email protected]

SOURCE NIFS