A WALKATHON to promote awareness about diabetes and encourage a healthy lifestyle is being organised on Friday by Shifa Al Jazeera Medical Group.
The ‘Walk with Shifa’, themed around ‘Joining hands for a healthy tomorrow’, will take place from 3pm to 7pm at Water Garden City in Seef.
The event will feature a 1.5km walkathon, zumba aerobics and push-up, pull-up, sit-up and jump rope competitions, as well as a football shootout.
Prizes will be awarded to winners across all competition categories.
The walkathon will kick off at 4pm, after a warm-up aerobic session.
Entry is free and registration will take place at the venue at 3pm.
The first 500 participants to register will receive a complimentary event kit, including a T-shirt, cap and finisher medal.