Wellness

Walk the National Parks: A Destination Steps Challenge

Published July 28, 2026

newsmain-National-Parks-Challenge-mpaReady for a summer challenge? Join SchoolCare participants from across New Hampshire on a virtual trek through nine U.S. National Parks this summer. Starting at Crater Lake, Oregon, on August 10th, your team will make its way east – through Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, Carlsbad Caverns, Hot Springs, Great Smoky Mountains, and Shenandoah – before crossing the finish line at Acadia National Park in Maine. Each new destination unlocks photos, fun facts, and wellness tips along the way.

Join the fun and engage in friendly competition amongst your peers to motivate you to keep going and earn some Good For You! Well-Being Program Wellness Cash along the way!

Who can join:

All SchoolCare subscribers, covered spouses, and dependent children age 18+ are welcome. Please note:

  • This challenge is designed to be inclusive of participants of all abilities. Those who are unable to track steps can use the manual activity tracker in the Wellness Portal to convert eligible activities into steps for the challenge.
  • Each participant must have their own Personify Health account (found under the Wellness menu at myCigna.com) to join the challenge and track steps/activities.
  • Dependent children's steps count toward the team total, but only subscribers and covered spouses/partners are eligible to earn Wellness Cash.

Key dates:

  • Friday, July 31st: Registration opens
  • Thursday, August 13th: Registration closes (participants may still join during the first few days of the challenge)
  • Monday, August 10th - Sunday, August 23rd: Challenge is live
  • Wednesday, August 26th: Last day to upload any steps/activities

How it works:

This is a team-based challenge designed to build in-person or virtual camaraderie while participating in a rewarding health opportunity. Teams need 488,000 combined steps to complete the full journey – that's about 61,000 steps per stop, or just under 7,000 steps per person, per day on a full 5-person team.

      1. Create a team with coworkers, friends, or family – or create or join an public team and meet some fellow SchoolCare participants statewide. Guide: Create or join a team with ease

      2. Track your movement. All steps and workouts logged in the Wellness Portal count toward your team's total. Steps are most easily tracked through fitness wearable connected to your Personify Health account in the Wellness Portal, but if you don’t wear a tracker, you can manually log walks, runs, exercise and other activities (like housework and gardening) and they will be converted to steps for you. Guide: Tracking steps or activities

      3. There is a limit of 30,000 steps per person per day, so even if you are a super stepper, you cannot make it to Acadia alone. We recommend joining a public team to enhance your chances of making it to all destinations. You can also create a team if no public teams are available, and leave it open for others to join you.

Earn up to $50 in Wellness Cash:

      • $15 for tracking steps/activities at least once per week during the two-week challenge
      • $10 for reaching your first destination
      • $25 when your team reaches Acadia

To earn your Wellness Cash, you must complete your annual health assessment. If you haven't done so since July 1, 2026, there’s no time like the present!

Questions about the Challenge itself? Email goodforyou@schoolcare.org.

Need assistance within your myCigna account or the Personify Health Wellness Portal? Contact Cigna Technical Support at 800-284-8346 for live technical support.

 

Cash incentives, payments, and rewards are available upon completion of the Health Assessment annually. Amounts paid to well-being  program participants are taxable income. Please review with your tax consultant for more information.

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