The IU School of Medicine Wellness Coalition challenged its students across the state to walk or run 40 miles during the month of February. The goal? Inspire students to keep up with their physical wellness during a difficult time of year.
Last year, 103 students from eight campuses walked 5,558 miles.
IU School of Medicine showed up in an even bigger way: a total of 170 students from all nine campuses moved a total of 9,300 miles! That’s the distance of 164,600 football fields, one-third of the Earth’s circumference at the equator, or 2,844,480,000 pizza slices lined up end-to-end.
Muncie led all campuses with the highest percentage (49%) of 40-mile finishers, walking or running a total of 1,774 miles. They've earned a well-deserved campus prize! Congratulations, Muncie!
Students across the state should be incredibly proud of themselves for taking time to work on their physical wellness. The other eight campuses were busy putting in work, too:
- Fort Wayne, last year’s campus winner, saw 28 participants move 1,111 miles together.
- Terre Haute’s 22 walkers moved 1,368 miles.
- Indianapolis moved 1,812 miles together.
- South Bend moved 1,244 miles.
- Bloomington, Evansville, Northwest-Gary, and West Lafayette walked and ran 1,987 miles altogether.
One student even moved an impressive 304 miles. Staying active can be tricky when the lectures and Anki cards are piling up, but making time to take care of yourself is incredibly important. The Wellness Coalition hopes this challenge inspired you to incorporate more physical activity into your busy schedules, even if it’s just walking a few extra miles a day.
Way to get moving, IU School of Medicine! Can you keep it up through the end of the year?
