Pep in Your Step: Lincoln Memorial Hospital Unveils ‘Trailblazers’ Walking Program

[July 09, 2022] 

Lincoln Memorial Hospital will launch a weekly walking program that will feature imaginative themes and random prizes for people who use the nonprofit hospital’s wellness trail.

The program, called Trailblazers, starts on July 13 and will be held every Wednesday at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. No registration is required.

Some of the weekly themes include Patriotic Day on July 13 and Summer Fun on July 20. For more information on themes and other updates, visit the LMH Community Health Collaborative’s Facebook page.

“Walk at your own pace, walk alone, walk with a friend, walk with the crowd; it's up to you,” said Angela Stoltzenburg, director of the Community Health Collaborative at Lincoln Memorial Hospital. “Just don't miss a Wednesday because you never know when the Trailblazer prize patrol will be there to reward random people for stepping up and walking to better health.”

The Lincoln Memorial Hospital Wellness Trail is almost a mile long and sits on the hospital’s campus, 200 Stahlhut Drive, Lincoln. The trail surface is smooth, paved concrete and 8 feet wide. Generally considered an easy trail, it takes about 12 minutes to complete one lap.

Gifted to the community in 2017 by the Lincoln Memorial Foundation, the trail may be used for walking, running or biking and is open from dawn to dusk. Use of the trail is weather permitting.

[Michael Leathers]