Dubai - Start your journey to fitness this October with free fitness classes and events
Published: Fri 20 Oct 2017, 3:41 PM
Updated: Sun 22 Oct 2017, 1:56 PM
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, recently announced the Dubai Fitness Challenge - an initiative that aims to make Dubai the most active city in the world.
The mechanics are simple - commit 30 minutes of physical activity for 30 days. The Dubai Crown Prince has been challenging several government institutions to take part in the initiative.
So far, the Dubai Police, Roads and Transport Authority Dubai (RTA), Emirates have accepted the challenge. But the fitness challenge is not limited only to government bodies. In fact, residents are also encouraged to take part in it - either as an individual or as an organisation employee.
The 30 day challenge will offer everything from free fitness classes around the city and exciting events to an easy-to-use app and fabulous prizes, making the challenge fun-filled and rewarding for everyone, including adults and children.
Kick off
Kicking off with a weekend carnival on October 20, 2017 at Safa Park, there will be a month of citywide events and activations, including more than 1,500 free workout classes at 88 partner fitness and sports facilities, 75 pop-up fitness locations for easy and convenient workouts, 16 partner sporting events, five weekend family fun carnivals and a whole range of sports and fitness activities.
App
Track your performance on our Dubai Fitness Challenge app, the digital pulse of all the action at your fingertips once the challenge starts. The app offers exclusive access to over 1,500 free classes as well as e-vouchers, which unlock special discounts at prominent outlets throughout Dubai. It's where we will run our corporate leaderboard, ranking contributions of different corporates and individuals towards our collective city goal over the 30 days.
Events
Here are some of the exciting fitness events planned for the month:
- Opening Weekend Carnival: October 20-21
- October's Saucony Time Trial Run
- 2XU Triathlon
- Super Sports Mina Mile Swim Series
- Pink Ladies Games
- XDubai Spartan Race
- Train with football legend Rio Ferdinand
- Global Mala
- Dubai City Swim
- JLT Run 2017
- The Colour Run
See the full list of events here.
How to register?
How? Simple. Visit the Dubai Fitness Challenge website and sign up from there by filling up the required information. Individuals, private organisations, government entities and even schools can register for the challenge.
Opening event details:
Location: Safa Park
Fee: Free entrance and participation
Dates: October 20 and 21
Timings: Activities start at 1pm on Friday (October 20) to 9pm; 1pm to 7pm on Saturday (October 21)
Grand Celebration Finale details:
Location: Festival City Promenade
Dates: November 17 and 18
So get those trainers out and get ready to be part of (probably) the first citywide fitness event in the world!
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