The choice of Marie-Claude Savard as spokeswoman was a no-brainer: dynamic and motivating, she’s just like the 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge itself! Marie-Claude assigns an important place to fruit and vegetables in her diet and makes physical activity part of her everyday life. And she also feels that the Wellness component has a great deal of meaning for her, first of all because her job – which means she has to get up with the sun – requires that she be disciplined and organized to stay in shape, keep her concentration and set aside time for herself to relax and spend time with those she loves. Next, Marie-Claude understands the importance of good mental health: as a teenager she suffered from a long depression. And since she’s already lost her balance once, she knows how important it is to keep it!
"The 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge is something I live every day,” Marie-Claude explains. “I’m convinced that maintaining good habits provides me with energy and helps me stay in shape and use all my potential. This is something I talk about often with the people around me because I’d like to see them take advantage of all the benefits. So it’s perfectly natural for me to be spokeswoman for the Health Challenge, and I’m hoping my work will encourage a record number of Quebecers to sign up for it."
