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BETHLEHEM, Pa.\u00a0– This Musikfest, scheduled for August 6-15, combine your enjoyment of the music, food and other festivities while improving your health.<\/p>\n
St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network is teaming up with Musikfest\u2019s nonprofit ArtsQuest, adding a Musikfest walking challenge to its popular Get Your Tail on the Trail program that encourages people of all ages and abilities to log 165 miles of activity from May 1 to November 8.<\/p>\n
Participants in the Trail challenge are asked to log their miles walking from platz to platz in\u00a0Bethlehem’s SouthSide Arts District or Bethlehem’s Historic Moravian District. All activities are logged on the Get Your Tail on the Trail new app or website. Log at least 10 miles at these locations during the 10-day festival and you will be automatically entered to win two front row tickets for next year\u2019s Main Stage lineup at Musikfest.<\/p>\n
\u201cNew this year, the Musikfest challenge was created to encourage the opportunity for physical activity while experiencing the excitement of Musikfest,\u201d said Kathy Ramson,\u00a0DNP, RN,\u00a0Network Director Healthy Living Initiatives. Ramson said St. Luke\u2019s was inspired to add the Musikfest challenge because many Musikfest volunteers participate in the 165-mile challenge and rack up miles during the festival. The goal of both challenges is to encourage healthy lifestyles and bring the community together, Ramson said.<\/p>\n
Get Your Tail on the Trail activities include walking, running, biking, rolling, hiking, treadmilling, paddling, adventuring, and others \u2013 any activity done for more than 10 minutes at a time each day. The challenge is 165 miles because that\u2019s the approximate\u00a0length of the D&L Trail, which runs from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, Pennsylvania. While the program doesn’t require participants to exercise exclusively on the 165-mile D&L Trail, it is a great centerpiece resource.<\/p>\n
Participation in the 165-mile challenge and the Musikfest portion are free. Prizes are mailed to those who complete the 165-mile challenge once it is over. Prizes have included ponchos, backpacks, mobile telephone holders and more.<\/p>\n
Participants need to download the app and register to be able to log their activities. The app is available at\u00a0www.tailonthetrail.org<\/u><\/a>. Participants also can follow\u00a0@TailontheTrail<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0@ The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor is a co-sponsor of the Get Your Tail on the Trail challenge, now in its ninth year.\u00a0Since the program was launched in 2013, over 10,000 participants have logged more than 5 million miles.<\/p>\n About St. Luke\u2019s<\/p>\n Founded in 1872,\u00a0<\/span>St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 17,000 employees providing services at 12 hospitals sites and 300+ outpatient sites.\u00a0 With annual net revenue in excess of $2.7 billion, the Network\u2019s service area includes 10 counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe and Schuylkill counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.\u00a0 Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke\u2019s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania.\u00a0 In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke\u2019s established the Lehigh Valley\u2019s first and only regional medical school campus.\u00a0\u00a0It also operates the nation\u2019s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 38 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 347 residents and fellows.\u00a0 St. Luke\u2019s is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare\u2019s\u00a0five-star<\/em>\u00a0ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.\u00a0 St. Luke\u2019s is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades\u00a0Top Hospital<\/em>\u00a0and a Newsweek World\u2019s\u00a0Best Hospital<\/em>.\u00a0 U.S. News & World Report ranked St. Luke\u2019s #1 in the Lehigh Valley and #6 in the state.\u00a0 Three of IBM Watson Health\u2019s\u00a0100 Top Hospitals<\/em>\u00a0are St. Luke\u2019s hospitals.\u00a0 St. Luke\u2019s flagship University Hospital has earned the\u00a0100 Top Major Teaching Hospital<\/em>\u00a0designation from IBM Watson Health nine times total and seven years in a row, including in 2021 when it was identified as THE #1 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.\u00a0 In 2021, IBM Watson Health also named St. Luke\u2019s among the\u00a015 Top Health Systems<\/em>\u00a0nationally.\u00a0 Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the\u00a0Most Wired<\/em>\u00a0award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN\u2019s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. \u00a0St. Luke\u2019s is also recognized as one of the state\u2019s lowest cost providers.<\/span> Information provided to TVLon behalf of Mary Beth Golab(SLUHN) by: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BETHLEHEM, Pa.\u00a0– This Musikfest, scheduled for August 6-15, combine your enjoyment of the music, food and other festivities while improving your health. St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network is teaming … Continue reading New Walking Challenge: Log Miles at Musikfest as Part of St. Luke\u2019s \u2018Get Your Tail on the Trail\u2019 Program<\/span>
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\nNicole Harrell
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