Accra, Ghana//- MTN Ghana on Saturday, 2 September 2023, organised another marathon health walk for some selected journalists in Accra.
The walk began at the Legon Botanical Gardens through the main campus of the University of Ghana and back to the starting point which is 5.4 kilometres.
The event organized by the communications division of MTN Ghana was aimed at improving the lives of the journalists and its staff. It also served as an avenue for the staff and the journalists to bond together.
It was led by MTN Ghana’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer, Madam Adwoa Wiafe; and Senior Corporate Communications Manager of MTN Ghana, Mrs Georgina Asare-Fiagbenu.
The walk which lasted over two hours again presented the participants with a unique opportunity to actively interact with one another, and renew friendships, through physical exercise, amusement, and refreshment outside their office space.
After the long walk, the journalists and the MTN staff converged at the serene and beautiful Legon Botanical Gardens to stretch and relax their muscles.
The participating journalists who took part in the health walk dubbed ‘Bright Media Health Walk’ comprised print, electronic and digital media.
Tech Review Africa; Madam Adwoa of MTN Ghana; Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, editor of African Eye Report; and Mrs Fiagbenu of MTN Ghana in a group picture at Legon Botanical Gardens
Historic cycling from Accra to Tamale
Inspiring the participants, the Founder of The Mental Catalyst (TMC), Michael Amankwah also known as Don Miller, used the opportunity to announce that he would be leading a group of four Amateur cyclers to ride bicycles from Ghana’s capital city, Accra to the northern regional capital, Tamale.
The driving distance from Accra to Tamale is 618 kilometres (384 miles), while the cycling distance between the two cities is unknown. However, Mr Amankwah said they would use 11 days to complete the historic cycling journey.
To boost their fitness capacity, he said they had been trained for over four months before they would embark on the journey soon to raise money to support mental health in the country.
Fitness instructor and pharmacist, Mathew Frimpong who led the participants to undertake an aerobics workout session after the marathon health walk, encouraged them to exercise regularly to improve their health and emotional health.
Before the start of the walk, participants’ BP and sugar levels were checked by health professionals.
MTN Ghana’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer, Madam Adwoa Wiafe thanked the journalists for coming out in their numbers to make the event a success.
Prizes
The first four participants who were first to reach the final stop of the walk were awarded, while participants of the chair dance competition, and all the children who took part in the chair dance were all awarded.
The day saw a nine-member tug-of-war team drawing with their 25-member tug-of-war counterparts. There was no prize for the game.
Background
The first health walk organised by MTN Ghana for the journalists was held on Saturday, August 13, 2022. The walk which began at Ayi Mensah through Aburi Mountains ended at Peduase in the Eastern Region covering 5.9 kilometres.
The next health walk will be held in 2024.
