‘Try with Canada’ event marks finale of fifth annual wellness challenge
Tuesday, December 14, 2021: Canadian University Dubai (CUD), the Canadian Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and the Consulate General of Canada in Dubai, have joined together to mark the conclusion of the fifth annual Dubai 30X30 Fitness Challenge with a community participation event under the banner ‘Try with Canada’.
In collaboration with the Community Events Section of Dubai Sports Council, the Canadian partners invited people of any age and ability to get involved to mark the finale of this year’s initiative by joining in an early morning yoga session, led by a professional instructor from Lululemon, at the Dubai 30X30 Fitness Village, Kite Beach.
The yoga session was a continuation of another ‘Try with Canada’ challenge staged earlier in Dubai’s month-long celebration of fitness and wellbeing. The previous gathering brought together participants of all ages from across the city to take part in a family walk and run at the Sports Village beach. These events gathered over 100 participants to join in the physical fitness challenges.
Among the participants was Mr. Brian Banford, Executive Director of Corporate Relationships at CUD, who remarked: “It’s a wonderful experience, to be doing yoga on a beach with a group of Canadians in November.”
Also in attendance at ‘Try with Canada’ events were Jean-Philippe Linteau, Consul General of Canada in Dubai; Tansel Kilicarslan, Chief Transformation Officer at Al-Futtaim; Ahmad Ibrahim Busherin, Head of Community Events Section, Sports Events Department, Dubai Sports Council; and Alison McLaughlin, RD, MPH, Nutrition and Yoga Professional and Lululemon Ambassador.
Reflecting on the events, H.E. Jean-Philippe Linteau, Consul General of Canada in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, said: “I am pleased to see that the Canadian community and partners in Dubai have come together to contribute to the success of the Dubai 30X30 Fitness Challenge 2021. We share with the Dubai Government, the conviction that fitness is an essential element of wellness, especially in the context of the pandemic. With more than 40,000 Canadians that call the UAE home, I look forward to more collaboration with the Dubai Sports Council.”
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