Fitness Challenge
Join Canada’s National Fitness Challenge for Brain Cancer Research. Move in memory. Move in support. Move for change. Walk, Run, Bike, Hike, Swim, Dance, Skip, Stretch
We’re calling on the brain cancer community to come together for the 2026 National Fitness Challenge in support of brain cancer research. More than a fitness challenge, this is a movement of awareness, remembrance, and action.
Every day, 9 Canadians are diagnosed with brain cancer. That number isn’t just a statistic, it represents 9 people, 9 families, and countless stories that deserve to be seen, shared, and supported. By participating in the 2026 National Fitness Challenge, you are helping bring visibility to the brain cancer community while raising critical funds for research.
Every step, every minute, every kilometer represents someone you love.
This is a personal challenge that anyone can join, from anywhere across Canada, at any time of the year, and for any duration that suits you. Whether it’s a one-week challenge, a one-year challenge, or even just nine days, the choice is yours.
Your journey, your pace, and your commitment to helping end brain cancer.
You can take part wherever you feel most comfortable, at home, in your neighbourhood, or at your local gym. There’s no single way to participate, just move in a way that works for you.
Dates
May 1 – December 31, 2026
Challenge
Help fund brain cancer research with Brain Cancer Canada’s National Fitness Challenge
Duration
Set your own timeframe
Location
Anywhere
How it Works
STEP 1
Sign up for the challenge
STEP 2
Set a fundraising goal
STEP 3
Invite friends and family to support your goal
STEP 4
Move, have fun, and make an impact while giving back
Registration Options
Different Ways to Track Your Challenge
There are many ways to track your challenge—choose a goal that motivates you and fits your lifestyle. You might commit to something daily, like 9 minutes of movement or 9,000 steps a day. If you prefer a weekly or monthly goal, consider completing 9 workouts a month, attending a fitness class each week, or setting aside time for regular walks or runs. You can also aim for a distance-based goal, such as cycling 90 km over the course of the year, running a set number of kilometres each month, or tracking laps in the pool.
Whether your goal is based on time, steps, distance, or consistency, what matters most is finding a routine that keeps you moving and connected to your purpose.
Steps
9,000 steps/day
Time
9 minutes/day
Distance
9 Km or 90 Km
Workouts
9 workouts
About Brain Cancer Canada
Brain Cancer Canada is a national, volunteer-driven charity dedicated to funding research for both adult and pediatric brain cancers.
Your support drives critical research to:
Discover more effective treatments
Accelerate the development of new therapies
Give brain cancer patients the same chance at survival as those facing better-funded cancers
Patients do not have the luxury of time. Research and innovation must move faster, because lives depend on it.
Brain Cancer Facts: Why We Fight
Every person diagnosed with brain cancer deserves access to research, treatment, and hope. Patients don’t have the luxury of time, research and innovation must move faster, because lives depend on it.
There are over 120 types of brain tumours, and roughly 38% are cancerous.
Every day, 9 Canadians are diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour.
Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in children and young adults under 40.
Glioblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumour in adults, carries a poor prognosis, with an average survival of just 15–18 months. Standard treatment, (surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy), offers only a dismal median survival gain of 2.5 months.
Brain cancers are incurable, complex, unpredictable, and difficult to treat.
Despite its severity, brain cancer is severely underfunded, between 2005–2019, it received just 4% of total clinical trial investment.
Philanthropic support is critical. Donations fund breakthrough research, innovative neurosurgical technologies, and give patients and families hope for better outcomes.
