Introducing the Sarver Steppers at La Encantada

Fri, 02/21/2025 - 6:00am to 9:00am

Join Tucson’s latest wellness walkers club, Sarver Steppers at La Encantada. Download the app to track your steps. Leashed pets are welcome.

[Sarver Steppers inaugural walking club event promotional image]In partnership with the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, La Encantada Shopping Center, Haute Coffee and Lululemon.

Friday, February 21, 2025 | 8-9 a.m.
La Encantada Shopping Center*
2905 E. Skyline Dr., Tucson, AZ 85718
(Skyline Drive and Campbell Avenue)

Flyer for this event:  sarver_steppers_flyer.pdf
Maps for walking courses:  sarver_steppers_walking_map.pdf

  • We’re offering this club for your fitness fun!
  • We’ll kick off the fun on Friday, February 21st from 8am to 9am with an introduction to the program as well as prizes.
  • Download the FREE Strava app, join the Sarver Steppers “club”, and track your daily walk from one of the routes at La Encantada while enjoying the cool morning air.
  • Steps must be recorded only at La Encantada to be eligible for prizes.
  • About the routes:
    1. The Catalina (Upper Route): Length is .3 miles; three times around is approximately 1 mile.
    2. The Saguaro (Lower Route): Length is also .3 miles; three times around is approximately 1 mile.
    3. The Ocotillo (Upper & Lower Route): This involves a combination of using the Lower and Upper Routes to get the full mile. Length is also .3 miles; three times around is approximately a mile. This is the advanced route since it includes stairs.
  • Record your walk at La Encantada, use hashtag #SarverSteppers and post it on the Sarver Steppers “club” on the Strava app for a chance to win prizes!
  • Join us for the fun!
  • [Raj Janardhanan, MD, MRCP, and Craig Weinkauf, MD, PhD]As Rajesh Janardhanan, MD, MRCP, said, “Movement is medicine.” And words to live by, coined by Craig Weinkauf, MD, PhD: “Use it or lose it!”
  • Download the app and join the Sarver Steppers at La Encantada club now>>
  • Leashed pets are welcome.
  • Brought to you in partnership with Haute Coffee and Lululemon.

Questions? Contact Cara Deery, Senior Program Manager, Outreach and Education, Sarver Heart Center, 520-626-2901 or caradeery@arizona.edu

Event Location: 

La Encantada Shopping Center
2905 E. Skyline Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85718

Event Coordinator Name: 
Cara Deery
520-626-2901
Event Contact Department: 
Sarver Heart Center/DOM Division of Cardiology, COM-T