Attending a conference such as the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) is a great way to increase step count and get blood flowing, which is why the SVS Foundation is bringing back the Vascular Health Step Challenge at VAM 2024 in Chicago. The first Vascular Health Step Challenge at VAM took place last year in National Harbor, Maryland.
The challenge encourages attendees to engage in friendly competition while also drawing attention to step count to ensure attendees are cognizant of how much they are moving throughout the conference. The walker with the highest step count at the conference at the end of the day (at 5 p.m. Central Time) on June 21 will receive a $100 gift card.
“The Vascular Health Step Challenge at VAM is a great way to keep attendees moving throughout the meeting,” said Edith Tzeng, MD, SVS Foundation Development Committee chair. “Conferences provide a great opportunity to get moving, but it can also be easy to remain sedentary if you don’t have far to go between sessions. The Step Challenge at VAM motivates attendees to keep their blood flowing and legs moving throughout the meeting. I’d love to see every attendee participate in the challenge to show that they’re practicing what we preach to our patients every day.”
The Vascular Health Step Challenge at VAM will set the stage for the third annual version of the event, which will take place throughout September, National Vascular Disease Awareness Month. Registrants for the September challenge are encouraged to walk at least 60 miles during the month to represent the 60,000 miles of blood vessels within the human body. Anyone who pays the $60 registration fee for the Vascular Health Step Challenge at VAM will automatically be registered for the September challenge.
Registration opened May 1. Anyone who signs up will receive a commemorative lapel pin at VAM, and a 2024 Step Challenge t-shirt in August. VAM attendees can register at vascular.org/STEP2024.
