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Al Bustan Centre and Residence completes staff fitness programme

Dubai - The activity was spearheaded by Liza Ortiz, director of human resources at Al Bustan Centre and Residence.

Al Bustan Centre and Residence, the popular hotel-apartment among tourists and businessmen in the heart of Dubai, successfully completed the "Fit and Fab" programme for all its employees, which aims to promote the employees' health and wellness that resulted in a happier and more productive working environment.
The programmes included a four-week fitness training conducted in the hotel's gym where a weigh-in was held every week at the health club. The training ended in a final weigh-in which declared the employees who ranked as the top three winners.
Al Bustan Centre and Residence's Fit and Fab programme provided strategic advantages for both the company and employees. By conducting these programmes the company was able to build self-confidence in employees, make them more conscious of their well-being, and put high regard on the importance of doing physical activities to one's health. They also had a chance to develop a sense of camaraderie among co-workers.
Moussa El Hayek, chief operating officer of Al Bustan Centre and Residence, said: "Employees are the most valuable assets of any company. This is why we make sure that our workforce is getting the benefits they deserve and through these programmes, we can be looking forward to a fruitful and more productive environment that will transcend to the high quality standard of customer service to our guest and clients."
The activity was spearheaded by Liza Ortiz, director of human resources at Al Bustan Centre and Residence. After a month-long sweat and beating the gym, the winners were announced at the monthly celebrations where engineering department was hailed as the winning team with a total weight loss of 6.9 per cent.
The first-place winner was Tushara Sampath from the engineering department with a weight loss of 12.3 per cent. Second place went to Manikanta Reddy from housekeeping with an 11.9 per cent weight loss, while third place was taken by Raymond Burayag from human resources with a 10.9 per cent weight loss. A trophy, certificate and cash prize were handed over to the winners.