The Grand Prize Lowdown: What You'll get if You Win the 1st Grand Prize

The winner of the 1st Grand Prize is in for a real treat. You and a friend will get to spend the weekend with Paul Plakas at his 3^rd Annual Fitness Weekend in Canmore, Alberta. Travel Alberta and Tourism Canmore have teamed up to provide flights and car rental for the lucky winner and their friend, and Paul Plakas is providing the weekend of your fit life!

“Basically, you and a friend will be getting a weekend in the mountains with me and a couple of my trainer friends,” says Paul, “you’ll get to be one-on-one with me while you get good exercise, good food, and learn about health and nutrition. It’s going to be great.”

Over the course of the weekend, you’ll be going on a couple of hikes, do a boot camp style workout with some yoga too, and learn about how to eat healthily in nightly lectures from Paul. Accommodations are luxurious, and the atmosphere will be fun and relaxed (even if you are being physical lots while you are there).

For those that think all this sounds a bit daunting, have no fear. You don’t have to be as athletic as Paul Plakas to take part, he says you just need to be able to walk up an incline without pain. “If you don’t have any major joint problems, you should be fine,” he says, “we’re climbing two fairly steep mountains but there will be a group leader with every level of fitness, so some people will take a bit longer to get up than others, but everyone will get up eventually.”

Canmore, Alberta really is a beautiful part of the world, and perfect for an active vacation. In the summer months, you can join one of the many horseback tours or spend time at a working ranch, there is great hiking, mountaineering and caving – plus there is an abundance of day spas where you can rejuvenate your tired muscles afterwards. For more information, check out the Tourism Canmore and Travel Alberta websites.