The challenge has started to get Thompsonites healthy by doing daily yoga. Mo Tus Nua Wellness, the City of Thompson and various local businesses have joined forces to create a month long challenge called #LetsGetHealthy Thompson.
Taking part in the challenge is easy; all you need is yourself and a camera. Participants are asked to take a picture or video outdoors within city boundaries of the daily pose, which can be found on the Mo Tus Nua Wellness Facebook page. “We want to promote our beautiful city and everything it has to offer. Gone are the days of people complaining of where we live. It's time to be the change and create an action plan to love our northern city,” explained Mo Tus Nua Wellness owner Kylie Matechuk.
After the picture is taken, upload it to either Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #thisismythompson or #letsgethealthythompson. Winners will be chosen daily for prizes from the local business sponsors.
Matechuk says the sponsors are businesses that have invested their time and energy into creating enhanced services in the north. “New residents of Thompson have made it loud and clear that we need more services and products offering health and wellness that they were used to having in other cities. Mom and pop shops, whole food cafes, alternative health practices – these services are in, after a generation of these types of businesses being swallowed up by major franchises. People are going back to basic, because that's where the quality resides.”
The challenge runs until June 30.
