The City of North Battleford is looking to win $10,000 in a province-wide fitness challenge.
The Get Our Community Moving Challenge, issued by Saskatchewan Blue Cross and Saskatchewan in motion, is described in a news release as a call for residents in all Saskatchewan communities to get active.
According to the City, the grand prize in the Get Our Community Moving Challenge would go towards an outdoor fitness equipment course for Centennial Park, which could then be available for the public to use.
In a statement CUplex Assistant Manager Candace Dustan urged the public to help the city win the competition.
“Under this fitness challenge, the community with the most minutes of physical activity registered during the 15-day challenge will win the $10,000 prize,” Dustan said in a release.
“We want it to be us, so we’re making it easier for people to get active by offering a slew of free activities through the Leisure Services Department.”
When presenting a printed copy of their registration in the challenge, those registered will get in the following events free of charge:.
Track Time — Monday, March 2 and 9 at NationsWEST Field House 6 - 10p.m.;
Public skating — Civic Centre: Monday 7 - 8:15 p.m. (subject to hockey playoffs) and Wednesday 1:15 - 2:15 p.m; and Don Ross Arena — Thursday 10 - 11:30 a.m., 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.;
Deep Power and HYDROSPIN fitness classes — Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre, Wednesday, March 4 and March11 Spin at 7 p.m. and Deep Power at 8 p.m.;
Turf Time — Saturday, March 7 and March14 at NationsWEST Field House 9 – 11 a.m.
All Ages Yoga Class and Turf Time — NationsWEST Field House, March 15 yoga 1 p.m., Turf Time 2 – 4 p.m.
North Battleford is urging residents to record and register the minutes of physical activity online every day from March 2 to 16. Participants need to be physically active every day, log on to the challenge website every day (challenge.saskatchewaninmotion.ca), and register minutes of physical activity to add to the city’s total. Full rules and regulations can be found at: challenge.saskatchewaninmotion.ca.
Last year, Dalmeny won the fitness challenge, logging over 385,000 minutes of physical activity.
