Surf's up in Saskatoon as ParticipACTION tour arrives

The ParticipACTION150 Play Listhas arrived in Saskatoon and has set up in a local parkin an effort to get people moving.

"People should come and be open minded," said Don Ratcliffe-Smith, an active lifestyle consultant,in an interview with CBC Radio's Saskatoon Morning.

"I think what's really cool about the play list and what's happening today is it is really exposing people to a wide variety of activities, and to stay active your whole life you have to have fun."

The Play List team, which is promoting a list of 150 activities to complete,is set up in Victoria Parkfrom noon until 6 p.m. CST.

The group will have everything from wheelchair tennis to canoeing. Plus, there will be an eventthatRatcliffe-Smithcould not believe when he first heard about it: surfing.

No, you won't be riding waves; instead, you can test your balance ona surf simulator.

Ratcliffe-Smithis a fan of thePplay list, because when it comes to staying active, he said variety is the spice of life.

Saskatoon Morning's sister show in Regina is, in fact, trying to get through the entire ParticipACTION150 Play List. You can follow Peter Mills' attempts here.