The team leader «Fitness Emirates», the sprinter citizen Yousef Al Rostamani, that he managed to lose 66 kilograms of weight, after he continued to exercise, and participated in 10 different marathons inside the country and abroad.
Al Rostamani told Emirates Today that he was suffering from a significant increase in weight, which reached 146 kg, pointing out that he decided to exercise in order to maintain his health and get rid of excess weight.
He added: «I chose to participate in the sprint marathon, based on the fact that sports should be a way of life, as well as a hobby I love, while my persistence to exercise contributed to the loss of weight, and reach my current weight of 80 kg».
He continued: “I have participated with the UAE Fitness team in many community sports initiatives, while we have participated in 10 marathons so far, most notably in Dubai, Dublin in Ireland, Valencia in Spain, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Frankfurt in Germany and many other cities in the continent. Europe, while our next destination will be the Valencia Marathon in Spain in December. ”
Al Rostamani pointed out that the team has completed all the marathons in which he successfully participated, stressing that the team now includes more than 100 athletes of different ages, stressing that everyone aspires to represent and honor the state in various races.
Speaking about his start with the marathon, the UAE team leader said: “I participated for the first time in a marathon and I weighed 110 kilograms. I nevertheless took part in a 42-kilometer race.
`` I have not only exercised for my health, but I have invested my personal experience in serving others who have suffered from obesity and overweight from both sexes.Therefore, we have established the Dubai-based Emirates Fitness team for this purpose at different ages, and some members are as young as 60. ''
Al Rostamani said that Emirates Fitness team performs training regularly and under the leadership of many competent trainers from around the world, noting that the team has important social goals to participate in many initiatives in Dubai, and the most prominent marathons that we participated Where in the UAE is the Marathon Letter of Loyalty to His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE.
He pointed out that the team does not get any support from any government sports body, stressing that the team members take care of everything related to internal and external participation and training, and all the details of the team. While concluding his remarks by saying that there is no specific ceiling for the aspirations of the team with regard to exercise, stressing that all members of the Emirates Fitness team aims to promote the concept through which the team was founded that sports become an essential part of human life, which is reflected positively on all details His life.