Their sights were set on finishing their first 5K—something their parents hadn’t even thought was possible when they were born.
The goal was 3.1 miles worth of steps for Kawai Naehu and Arwen Bookhout. It would take a few sessions over the course of April, and possibly longer, but their sights were set on finishing their first 5K—something their parents hadn’t even thought was possible when they were born.
Mostly, devices like this are used with adults—and they come at a hefty price. However, Trexo’s founder, Manmeet Maggu, who has a nephew with cerebral palsy, wanted to get the device in the home for the developmental years to boost mobility. The more he progressed, the more his parents wondered what else he could do. That’s when they heard about the“We lowered Kawai to the ground in April, and he started doing really well,” Hayes said. “We didn’t even know virtual races were a thing, and we thought it would be a good goal for him.”. That was when Bookhout first received her Trexo and heard about the virtual Hustle for Hope.
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